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  1. River channels, walking paths and a rocky escarpment at Þingvellir, Iceland
    Country

    Iceland

    Þingvellir’s Alþing met in a rift valley; at Vatnajökull, eight of ten central volcanoes lie beneath glaciers. South Iceland has waterfalls and black-sand beaches.

    Explore Iceland

    Photograph: Bob T · Photo source · CC BY-SA 4.0

  2. A long dark rock cliff with rows of cave openings above a wooded valley at Ajanta, with scrubby hills rising behind
    Country

    India

    At Ajanta, ASI says glue was the main binder; fresco uses wet lime. The Taj Mahal’s tomb stands at one end of its garden; the Western Ghats intercept monsoon winds.

    Explore India

    Photograph: Marcin Białek · Photo source · CC BY-SA 4.0

  3. A curved bay of turquoise water below dry brown hills on Padar Island, with small rocky islands and a pale beach in the distance, seen from a viewpoint above
    Country

    Indonesia

    Borobudur’s original base has 160 relief panels; Komodo’s park authority counted about 3,156 dragons in 2022; Bali’s water temples coordinate subak irrigation.

    Explore Indonesia

    Photograph: Jakub Hałun · Photo source · CC BY 4.0

  4. Two prominent wind towers rise above earthen walls and domed roofs in Yazd; several smaller towers appear behind them under a clear sky.
    Country

    Iran

    Persepolis drainage, Yazd’s qanat-fed districts and wind towers, and studies measuring change in Lake Urmia.

    Explore Iran

    Photograph: Diego Delso, delso.photo · Photo source · CC BY-SA 4.0

  5. A tall brick spiral minaret with a ramp winding up its tapering tiers to a small open lantern, lit orange by low sun, beside a long brick wall under a clear blue sky
    Country

    Iraq

    Iraq through three places: the account tablets of Uruk, the Ahwar marshes on a bird and fish migration route, and Samarra, a capital of 836–892.

    Explore Iraq

    Photograph: Safa.daneshvar · Photo source · CC BY-SA 4.0

  6. Grass-covered Newgrange mound with a pale stone wall along its base, seen across a lawn under cloud
    Country

    Ireland

    At Newgrange, a roof box channels solstice light; Moher’s layers record a shift from shallow sea to delta; Skellig Michael’s monastery rests on an island shelf.

    Explore Ireland

    Photograph: David Brossard · Photo source · CC BY-SA 2.0

  7. Green hills in the foreground with the built city of Islamabad beyond
    City

    Islamabad

    Lok Virsa’s Media Centre says mobile units record cultural traditions in the field; a heritage museum and a natural-history museum are on Garden Avenue.

    Explore Islamabad

    Photograph: Zain.3nov · Photo source · CC BY-SA 4.0

  8. The Great Laxey Wheel on the Isle of Man: a large wheel with red spokes above white-rendered stone arches, a viewing platform on the left, dark trees behind and an overcast sky
    Country

    Isle of Man

    Two waterwheels at Laxey, the willow and peat wetland of Ballaugh Curragh and the crofting village of Cregneash: three places on the Isle of Man, with sources.

    Explore Isle of Man

    Photograph: Simon Cobb · Photo source · CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication

  9. A weathered arch of pale cut stone frames a view of dry, sand-coloured hills under a clear blue sky, with low walls of dressed stone below the arch
    Country

    Israel

    Explore Tel Aviv’s one-third lot rule, the Skhul burials and runoff-harvesting systems around Avdat.

    Explore Israel

    Photograph: Andrew Shiva / Wikipedia · Photo source · CC BY-SA 4.0

  10. Tre Cime di Lavaredo with snow on their rocky slopes, seen from Monte Specie in the Italian Dolomites
    Country

    Italy

    Three Italian World Heritage properties: Triassic marine-life evidence in the Dolomites, Venice’s lagoon islands and Rome’s layered urban fabric. Map your visits.

    Explore Italy

    Photograph: Ximonic (Simo Räsänen) · Photo source · CC BY-SA 4.0

  11. White Wayang Museum facade and blue museum sign in Jakarta
    City

    Jakarta

    Jakarta’s Wayang Museum keeps puppets and gamelan; the Textile Museum holds batik and woven cloth, while a building of 1866–1870 presents Indonesian art.

    Explore Jakarta

    Photograph: Herusutimbul · Photo source · CC BY-SA 4.0

  12. Green forested ridges of the Blue Mountains in eastern Jamaica, with a few small buildings on the slopes and white clouds over the distant peaks
    Country

    Jamaica

    A 1692 quake submerged part of Port Royal; 2018 rules define the Blue Mountain coffee area; a 2020 forestry article reports 101 plants found only in Cockpit Country.

    Explore Jamaica

    Photograph: xiquinhosilva · Photo source · CC BY 4.0

  13. Mount Fuji beyond Lake Kawaguchiko, with a small boat on the water
    Country

    Japan

    UNESCO links Fujisan’s pilgrimage routes with sacred places across the mountain. Kyoto’s machiya remain homes; this photo looks across Lake Kawaguchiko.

    Explore Japan

    Photograph: 663highland · Photo source · CC BY-SA 4.0

  14. Aerial view of Maîtresse Île in Les Minquiers: a rocky island with a row of small houses and a jetty, surrounded by water and darker reef
    Country

    Jersey

    Jersey links the reefs of Les Minquiers and Les Écréhous & Les Dirouilles with La Cotte’s Ice Age record and La Hougue Bie’s Neolithic passage grave.

    Explore Jersey

    Photograph: Paul Lakeman · Photo source · CC BY-SA 4.0

  15. A hillside valley and Jerusalem buildings viewed from above
    City

    Jerusalem

    Jerusalem’s Museum for Islamic Art describes a clock paired with a pocket watch and a gold box whose bird sings when its enamel panel is lifted.

    Explore Jerusalem

    Photograph: Bukvoed · Photo source · CC BY 4.0

  16. Low stone bathhouse of Quseir Amra in open stony desert, with three barrel-vaulted roofs, a small dome and a wooden frame beside the entrance
    Country

    Jordan

    Petra’s flood-diversion tunnel, Thamudic inscriptions near Wadi Rum’s water installations and the painted rooms of Quseir Amra in Jordan.

    Explore Jordan

    Photograph: Gerd Eichmann · Photo source · CC BY-SA 4.0

  17. Hazy view over rooftops and low-rise buildings in Juba.
    City

    Juba

    UNESCO reports ten cultural groups at Nyakuron Cultural Centre; the Archdiocese dates St Theresa’s Cathedral in Juba to 1962, and the university has a main library.

    Explore Juba

    Photograph: Umar sheriff habibullah · Photo source · CC BY-SA 4.0

  18. The brick Timur Shah Mausoleum in Kabul, with a ribbed outer dome on a high drum above a large pointed iwan and two small corner turrets
    City

    Kabul

    Chihilsitoon’s verandah columns, Tepe Narenj’s clay chapel figures and Timur Shah’s six-level mausoleum mark distinct parts of Kabul’s architectural record.

    Explore Kabul

    Photograph: Qasimmirzaie · Photo source · CC BY 4.0

  19. Kampala’s towers and buildings beyond green open ground and a footpath under a cloudy sky.
    City

    Kampala

    The Uganda National Museum on Kira Road, Kampala, lists Buganda royal drums, Acholi adungu harps, a kob diorama and Ganda huts in its courtyard.

    Explore Kampala

    Photograph: Todd Huffman · Photo source · CC BY 2.0

  20. Kathmandu rooftops below wooded hills under a partly cloudy sky; view dated 1987
    City

    Kathmandu

    Durham University describes two mandala layouts at Kasthamandap and earlier structures at Hanuman Dhoka; Taragaon Next shows archive material.

    Explore Kathmandu

    Photograph: Jan Kranendonk (https://www.jankranendonk.nl) · Photo source · CC BY-SA 4.0

  21. Wide view into a dry valley of layered pink and beige slopes, with gullies and rock ledges below dark ridges under a cloudy sky
    Country

    Kazakhstan

    Fossil brachiopods in Charyn limestone, migratory waterbirds at the Korgalzhyn–Tengiz wetlands and an unfinished medieval mausoleum in Turkestan.

    Explore Kazakhstan

    Photograph: Bgag · Photo source · CC0 1.0

  22. Dark, jagged rock summits of Mount Kenya with patches of snow and ice among large clouds, above grassy and rocky slopes
    Country

    Kenya

    Lamu’s Shela dunes and old-town heritage, Lake Bogoria’s documented high water, and Mount Kenya’s dated glacier record.

    Explore Kenya

    Photograph: Galkey · Photo source · CC BY-SA 4.0

  23. Rooftops and apartment buildings in Khartoum viewed from above.
    City

    Khartoum

    A University of Khartoum curator’s 2023 account describes specimen cabinets, teaching vouchers, professional loans and herbarium digitisation.

    Explore Khartoum

    Photograph: Shmyg · Photo source · CC BY-SA 3.0

  24. Kigali neighbourhoods across green hills under a clouded sky
    City

    Kigali

    A 2020 conservation page describes Umusambi Village’s crane sanctuary; Nyandungu wetlands and Nyamirambo sewing add other Kigali stories.

    Explore Kigali

    Photograph: GATETE Pacifique · Photo source · CC BY-SA 4.0

  25. Red-flowering tree beside a timber pergola on Kingston waterfront, with a white office building and palms behind
    City

    Kingston

    JIS reported in 2023 that JaMM director Miller described a three-string bass as 200 years old. The Institute lists a natural history museum and Jamaica Memory Bank.

    Explore Kingston

    Photograph: Tillon Aniel · Photo source · CC BY-SA 3.0

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