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Dougga

Dougga, also known as Thugga or TBGG (Arabic: دقة, romanized: Duqqah; Tunisian Arabic: دڨة, romanized: Dugga), was a settlement inhabited by the Berber, Punic, and Roman people near the modern town of Téboursouk in northern Tunisia. The archaeological site covers an area of 75 hectares (190 acres). In 1997, UNESCO recognized Dougga as a World Heritage Site because it is considered “the best-preserved Roman small town in North Africa.” The site is located in the countryside and has remained largely untouched by modern cities, unlike places such as Carthage, which has been damaged and rebuilt many times.

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Dilmun Burial Mounds

The Dilmun Burial Mounds (Arabic: مدافن دلمون, romanized: Madāfin Dilmūn) are a UNESCO World Heritage Site that includes burial areas on the main island of Bahrain. These sites date back to the Dilmun and Umm al-Nar cultures. Bahrain has long been known as an island with many burial sites.

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Chaco Culture National Historical Park

Chaco Culture National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park in the American Southwest. It has many ruins of ancient homes built by the Ancestral Puebloans. The park is in northwestern New Mexico, between Albuquerque and Farmington, in a remote canyon shaped by the Chaco Wash.

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Cyclone Narelle (2026)

Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle was a strong, unusual, and long-lasting tropical cyclone that made multiple landfalls in Australia, specifically in the Kimberley region, Far North Queensland, and the Top End, in March 2026. It was the twenty-first tropical low, tenth tropical cyclone, and sixth severe tropical cyclone of the 2025–26 Australian region cyclone season. Narelle formed from a tropical disturbance south of the Solomon Islands on 15 March.

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Cidade Velha

Cidade Velha, which means “old city” in Portuguese, is a city in the southern part of Santiago Island in Cape Verde. It was founded in 1462 by Portuguese traders and is the oldest settlement in Cape Verde. It was once the capital of the country and was originally called Ribeira Grande by Portuguese colonists.

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Cahokia

The Cahokia Mounds, also called Cahokia, is the location of a Native American city that existed from about 1050 to 1350 CE. This city was located directly across the Mississippi River from present-day St. Louis.

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Baroque Churches of the Philippines

The Baroque Churches of the Philippines are four churches built during the Spanish colonial period in the Philippines. These churches were added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 1993. They are also recognized as national cultural treasures of the country.

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Calakmul

Calakmul (pronounced /ˌkɑːlɑːkˈmʊl/) is a Maya archaeological site located in the Mexican state of Campeche, deep within the jungles of the Petén Basin region. It is 35 kilometers (22 miles) from the Guatemalan border. Calakmul was one of the largest and most powerful Mayan cities.

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Old city of Damascus

The old city of Damascus (Arabic: دِمَشْق ٱلْقَدِيمَة, romanized: Dimašq al-Qadīmah) is the historic center of Damascus, Syria. This city is one of the oldest places in the world that people have lived in without stopping. It has many places with old artifacts, such as churches and mosques.

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Ancient City of Bosra

The Ancient City of Bosra is an archaeological site found in the city of Bosra, Syria. This site shows the history of the Roman, Byzantine, and Muslim civilizations. It was added to UNESCO’s list of World Heritage Sites in 1980.

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