Africa & Middle East

14 sacred sites across 11 countries in Africa & Middle East: Abu Simbel, Baalbek, Giza Pyramid Complex, Göbekli Tepe and more, with the theories that link them.

Egypt

Temple · Egypt

Abu Simbel

Pyramid · Egypt

Giza Pyramid Complex

Temple · Luxor, Egypt

Karnak Temple

Megalith · Egypt (Nubian Desert)

Nabta Playa

Ethiopia

Temple · Ethiopia

Lalibela

Iran

Sanctuary · Iran

Persepolis

Iraq

Pyramid · Iraq

Great Ziggurat of Ur

Israel

Sacred Mountain · Israel

Mount Carmel

Jerusalem

Sanctuary · Jerusalem

Temple Mount / Haram al-Sharif

Jordan

Lost City · Jordan

Petra

Lebanon

Megalith · Lebanon

Baalbek

Saudi Arabia

Sanctuary · Saudi Arabia

The Kaaba, Mecca

Türkiye

Megalith · Türkiye

Göbekli Tepe

Zimbabwe

Lost City · Zimbabwe

Great Zimbabwe