Tikal ( / t i ˈ k ɑː l / ; Tik’al in modern Mayan writing) is the remains of an ancient city that was probably named Yax Mutal. It is located in a rainforest in Guatemala. Tikal is one of the largest places where archaeologists have found evidence of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization.
The Tian Shan, also called Tengri Tagh or Tengir-Too, is a large group of mountains in Central Asia. The highest point is Jengish Chokusu, which reaches 7,439 meters (24,406 feet) and is located in Kyrgyzstan. The lowest point is the Turpan Depression, found 154 meters (505 feet) below sea level.
Thungyai–Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Thailand. It includes two nearby sanctuaries: Thung Yai Naresuan and Huai Kha Khaeng. These areas are located in Kanchanaburi, Tak, and Uthai Thani provinces.
The Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak (Bulgarian: Казанлъшка гробница, Kazanlǎška grobnica) is a vaulted brickwork “beehive” (tholos) tomb located near the town of Kazanlak in central Bulgaria. This tomb is part of a large royal Thracian burial site in the Valley of the Thracian Rulers, near their ancient capital of Seuthopolis. This area contains more than a thousand tombs belonging to royalty and important members of the Thracian aristocracy.
Þingvellir (Icelandic: [ˈθiŋkˌvɛtlɪr̥], also called Thingvellir) was the location of the Alþing, Iceland’s annual parliament, from the year 930 until its final meeting at Þingvellir in 1798. Since 1881, the parliament has met in Alþingishúsið, a building in Reykjavík, Iceland’s capital. Today, Þingvellir is a national park in the municipality of Bláskógabyggð, in southwestern Iceland, about 40 km (25 miles) northeast of Reykjavík.
The Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Yunnan province, China. It is located in the drainage basins of the upper parts of the Jinsha (Yangtze), Lancang (Mekong), and Nujiang (Salween) rivers, which are part of the Hengduan Mountains in Yunnan province.
The Sassi di Matera are two areas, Sasso Caveoso and Sasso Barisano, located in the Italian city of Matera in Basilicata. These areas are famous for their ancient cave homes, which have been inhabited since the Paleolithic period. Fodor’s has described the “Sassi” as “one of the most unusual landscapes in Europe.” Together with the Rupestrian Churches park, the Sassi di Matera were designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1993.
A qanāt (Persian: قَنَات) or kārīz (کَارِیز) is a water system created in ancient Iran to move water from underground sources, like aquifers or wells, to the surface through underground tunnels. This system was developed about 3,000 years ago and works similarly in many areas of Asia and North Africa, though it has different names in other regions. For example, it is called kārēz in Afghanistan and Pakistan, foggāra in Algeria, khettāra in the Atlas Mountains, daoudi-type falaj in Oman and the United Arab Emirates, and ʿuyūn in Saudi Arabia.
In garden design, a Persian garden, also known as an Iranian garden (Persian: باغ ایرانی), is a type of landscape garden that developed during the Achaemenid Empire. Nine historical gardens in Iran have been inscribed by UNESCO as part of the World Heritage Sites under the name “The Persian Garden” since 2011.
The Great Wall of China (traditional Chinese: 萬里長城; simplified Chinese: 万里长城; pinyin: Wànlǐ Chángchéng, meaning “ten thousand li long wall”) is a series of walls built in China. These walls were constructed along the northern borders of ancient Chinese states and the imperial kingdom to protect against groups of people who moved around in the Eurasian Steppe. The earliest walls were built in the 7th century BC and later connected during the Qin dynasty.