Samarkand is a city in southeastern Uzbekistan and one of the oldest cities in Central Asia that has been continuously lived in. It is the capital of the Samarkand Region and includes smaller areas such as Kimyogarlar, Farhod, and Khishrav. With about 551,700 people (as of 2021), it is the third-largest city in Uzbekistan.
Saltaire is a Victorian model village located near Shipley, West Yorkshire, England, south of the River Aire. Salts Mill was constructed between the railway and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. Titus Salt built the mill and homes between 1851 and 1871 to provide his workers with better living conditions than the crowded and poor areas of Bradford.
The Abbey Church of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe is a Roman Catholic church in Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe, Poitou, France. Construction began in the middle of the 11th century. The church has many beautiful murals from the 11th and 12th centuries that are well-preserved.
Saint Catherine is a town in the South Sinai Governorate of Egypt. It is located at the base of Mount Sinai and is home to Saint Catherine’s Monastery. The town is 1,586 meters above sea level and is 120 kilometers from Nuweiba.
Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is located on the Kii Peninsula in Japan.
The Sacred City of Caral-Supe, also called Caral, is an archaeological site in Peru where the remains of the main city of the Caral civilization are found. It is located in the Supe District of Peru, near the town of Caral, 182 kilometers (113 miles) north of Lima, 23 kilometers (14 miles) from the coast, and 350 meters above sea level. It is about 5,000 years old and is considered the oldest city in the Americas and one of the oldest in the world.
The ruins of León Viejo are a World Heritage Site located in Nicaragua. It was the original home of the city of León. Today, the ruins are in the town of Puerto Momotombo, which is part of the La Paz Centro municipality in the León Department.
Kilwa Kisiwani, which means “Kilwa Island,” is an island, historic site, and small village community located in the township of Kilwa Masoko. This township is the main town of Kilwa District in the Lindi region of southern Tanzania. Kilwa Kisiwani is the largest of the nine villages in Kilwa Masoko but has the fewest people, with about 1,150 residents.
The Royal Monastery of Saint Mary of Guadalupe (Spanish: Real Monasterio de Santa María de Guadalupe) is a Roman Catholic monastery built in the 1300s. It is located in Guadalupe, Extremadura, Spain, at the base of the eastern side of the Sierra de las Villuercas. For more than four centuries, it was one of the most important and well-known monasteries in the country.
The Royal Exhibition Building is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It was built between 1879 and 1880 as part of a global movement to hold international exhibitions, which took place more than 50 times between 1851 and 1915. The building covers about 26 hectares (64 acres), is 150 meters (490 feet) long, and is surrounded by four city streets.