Uzbekistan
Shah-i-Zinda
Shah-i-Zinda ceremonial street, Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0. Samarkand, Uzbekistan · 9th-19th century Shah-i-Zinda A medieval…
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Iran
Shahr-e Sukhteh
Shahr-e Sukhteh, Sistan Desert, southeastern Iran. Photo: Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Zabol, Iran · c. 3200–1800 BC…
Uzbekistan
Shakhrisabz — Timur’s Birthplace and the Wonder of the Timurid World
The Dorus-Saodat mausoleum complex in Shakhrisabz, Timur’s family tomb. Davide Mauro, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Shakhrisabz,…
Japan
Shirakawa-go and Gokayama
The Ogimachi village of Shirakawa-go, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, in autumn light. The gassho-zukuri (praying-hands construction) farmhouses with their…
Japan
Shrines and Temples of Nikko
The Yomeimon Gate (陽明門) of Tōshō-gū Shrine, Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. The most elaborately decorated gate in Japan…
Iran
Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System — The Achaemenid and Sassanid Water Engineering Marvel of Iran
Shushtar waterfalls at the hydraulic system outlet. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 4.0. SHUSHTAR, IRAN · c. 5TH…
South Africa
Sibudu Cave
The excavation area within the Sibudu rock shelter, KwaZulu-Natal. Photo: M. Ecker, CC BY 4.0 via PLOS ONE…
Spain
Sierra de Atapuerca
The Sierra de Atapuerca archaeological zone and cave complex, Burgos Province, Spain — the most important prehistoric site…
Romania
Sighișoara
Casa cu Cerbi, Sighișoara citadel. Photo: Wikimedia Commons, public domain. Sighișoara · Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania · c.…
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