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Abae, ancient town in the northeast corner of Phocis, Greece. The town was famous for its oracle of Apollo, which......
Abdera, in ancient Greece, town on the coast of Thrace near the mouth of the Néstos River. The people of Teos,......
Abu Simbel, site of two temples built by the Egyptian king Ramses II (reigned 1279–13 bce), now located in Aswān......
Abydos, prominent sacred city and one of the most important archaeological sites of ancient Egypt. The site, located......
Abydos, ancient Anatolian town located just northeast of the modern Turkish town of Çanakkale on the east side......
Abū Jirāb, ancient Egyptian site, about 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Abū Ṣīr, between Ṣaqqārah and Al-Jīzah; it is......
Abū Ruwaysh, ancient Egyptian site of a 4th-dynasty (c. 2575–c. 2465 bce) pyramid built by Redjedef, usually considered......
Abū Ṣīr, ancient site between Al-Jīzah (Giza) and Ṣaqqārah, northern Egypt, where three 5th-dynasty (c. 2465–c.......
Acadia National Park, national park on the Atlantic coast of Maine, U.S., astride Frenchman Bay. It has an area......
Adab, ancient Sumerian city located south of Nippur (modern Niffer or Nuffar), Iraq. Excavations (1903–04) carried......
Addo Elephant National Park, national park in Eastern Cape province, South Africa. It has an area of 208 square......
Aelia Capitolina, city founded in 135 ce by the Romans on the ruins of Jerusalem, which their forces, under Titus,......
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, natural “depository” of an extinct animal community on the Niobrara River......
Agra Fort, large 16th-century fortress of red sandstone located on the Yamuna River in the historic city of Agra,......
Agua Fria National Monument, area of prehistoric ruins and petroglyphs, central Arizona, U.S., about 40 miles (65......
Ai, ancient Canaanite town destroyed by the Israelites under their leader Joshua (Joshua 7–8). Biblical references......
Aichbühl, site of a Middle Neolithic settlement (end of the 3rd millennium bc) on the shores of Lake Feder (Federsee)......
Ajaccio, town and capital of Corse-du-Sud département, Corsica région, France. It is a Mediterranean port on the......
Akshak, ancient city of Mesopotamia on the northern boundary of Akkad, identified by some authorities with the......
Alaca Hüyük, ancient Anatolian site northeast of the old Hittite capital of Hattusa at Boğazköy, north-central......
Alalakh, ancient Syrian city in the Orontes (Asi) valley, southern Turkey. Excavations (1936–49) by Sir Leonard......
Alamo, 18th-century Franciscan mission in San Antonio, Texas, U.S., that was the site of a historic resistance......
Alba Fucens, ancient fortified hilltop town of the Aequi in central Italy. It was settled by Rome as a Latin colony......
Alba Longa, ancient city of Latium, Italy, in the Alban Hills about 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Rome, near present......
Albert Memorial, monument in Kensington Gardens, in the Greater London borough of Westminster. It stands near the......
Albi, city, capital of Tarn département, Occitanie région, in Languedoc, southern France. It lies along the Tarn......
Albion, the earliest-known name for the island of Britain. It was used by ancient Greek geographers from the 4th......
Alcântara, seaport, northern Maranhão estado (state), northern Brazil. It is located on the western shore of São......
Alesia, ancient town situated on Mont Auxois, above the present-day village of Alise-Sainte-Reine in the département......
Algonquin Provincial Park, wilderness area, southeastern Ontario, Canada. It lies about 140 miles (225 km) northeast......
Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument, archaeological site in northwestern Texas, U.S. It lies 30 miles (48......
Alişar Hüyük, site of an ancient Anatolian town southeast of Boğazköy in central Turkey. Thorough and extensive......
Althiburos, ancient city of Numidia in North Africa, on the road constructed by the Roman emperor Hadrian in 123......
Altis, in Greek religion, the sacred grove of Zeus, or the sacred precinct in Olympia, Greece. It was an irregular......
Amalfi, town and archiepiscopal see, Campania regione, southern Italy. It lies in the ravine of the Mulini Valley,......
Tell el-Amarna, site of the ruins and tombs of the city of Akhetaton (“Horizon of the Aton”) in Upper Egypt, 44......
Amathus, ancient city located near Limassol, Cyprus, among sandy hills and sand dunes, which may explain its name......
Amboseli National Park, national park, southern Kenya, eastern Africa. Amboseli was originally established as a......
National Park of American Samoa, tropical preserve of rainforest and coral reef in the south-central Pacific Ocean......
Amiternum, in ancient Italy, a Sabine town 5 miles (8 km) north of present L’Aquila in the Aterno (ancient Aternus)......
Amphipolis, ancient Greek city on the Strymon (Strimón) River about three miles from the Aegean Sea, in Macedonia.......
Amud, paleoanthropological site in Israel known for its human remains, which provide important evidence of the......
Anazarbus, former city of the ancient province of Cilicia in Anatolia that was important in the Roman and Byzantine......
Anbar, ancient Mesopotamian town located on the left bank of the Euphrates River, just north of the modern city......
Andersonville National Historic Site, Confederate military prison for captured Union soldiers during the American......
Angkor, archaeological site in what is now northwestern Cambodia, lying 4 miles (6 km) north of the modern town......
Ani, ancient city site in extreme eastern Turkey. Ani lies east of Kars and along the Arpaçay (Akhuryan) River,......
Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve, large wilderness area in southwestern Alaska, U.S., on the southern shore......
Antinoöpolis, Roman city in ancient Egypt, on the east bank of the Nile, 24 miles (38 km) south of modern al-Minyā......
Antioch, ancient city in Phrygia, near the Pisidian border, close to modern Yalvaç, in west-central Turkey. Founded......
Antwerp Zoo, zoological garden in Antwerp, Belgium, that has one of the largest and most diversified animal collections......
Anurādhapura, Sinhalese kingdom centred at Anurādhapura in Sri Lanka (Ceylon) from about the 3rd century bc to......
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, large desert recreational area in southern California, U.S., lying east of San......
Apamea Cibotus, city in Hellenistic Phrygia, partly covered by the modern town of Dinar, Tur. Founded by Antiochus......
Aphek, Canaanite royal city near the present-day Israeli city of Petaḥ Tiqwa. Situated near the headwaters of the......
Aphrodisias, ancient city of the Caria region of southwestern Asia Minor (Anatolia, or modern Turkey), situated......
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, scenic archipelago in extreme northern Wisconsin, U.S., at the southwestern......
Appomattox Court House, in the American Civil War, site in Virginia of the surrender of the Confederate forces......
Aquincum, important town in the Roman province of Pannonia; its ruins have been excavated in northern Budapest,......
Arago, site of paleoanthropological excavation near the town of Tautavel in the French Pyrenees where more than......
Aramis, site of paleoanthropological excavations in the Awash River valley in the Afar region of Ethiopia, best......
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, coastal habitat conservation area in southern Texas, U.S., located about 50 miles......
Arc de Triomphe, massive triumphal arch in Paris, France, one of the world’s best-known commemorative monuments.......
Arches National Park, desert area of sandstone formations in eastern Utah, U.S., on the Colorado River just north......
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, vast natural area occupying the northeastern corner of the U.S. state of Alaska.......
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, zoo, natural history museum, and botanical garden located outside Tucson, Arizona,......
Armageddon, (probably Hebrew: “Hill of Megiddo”), in the New Testament, place where the kings of the earth under......
Armant, ancient town in Upper Egypt, near Thebes on the west bank of the Nile River. It was the seat of a sun cult......
Arpad, ancient city in northwestern Syria. Arpad is frequently mentioned in the Old Testament and in Assyrian texts.......
Artis Zoological Garden, zoological garden founded in 1838 by the Royal Zoological Society of Holland. It occupies......
Arusha National Park, Preserve, northern Tanzania. Established in 1960, the park contains a rich variety of flora......
Ashur, ancient religious capital of Assyria, located on the west bank of the Tigris River in northern Iraq. The......
Aspendus, ancient city of Pamphylia (modern Köprü), near the mouth of the Eurymedon (modern Köprü) River in southern......
Assus, ancient Greek city of the Troad, located on the coast of what is now northwestern Turkey, with the island......
Atapuerca, site of several limestone caves near Burgos in northern Spain, known for the abundant human (genus Homo)......
Ateste, an ancient town of northern Italy, and the predecessor of the modern-day town of Este. In antiquity Ateste......
Atlantic, county, southeastern New Jersey, U.S., bounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the Mullica River and......
Audaghost, (fl. 9th–11th century), former Berber town in the southwest Sahara, northwest of Timbuktu. Audaghost......
Aulis, ancient Greek town in Boeotia, separated from Chalcis (on the island of Euboea) three miles to the north......
Ava, ancient capital of central Myanmar (Burma), on the left bank of the Irrawaddy River at the Myitnge confluence.......
Avebury, archaeological site in Kennet district, administrative and historic county of Wiltshire, England, some......
Awan, ancient city and region of the land of Elam, prominent throughout early Mesopotamian history and especially......
Aztec Ruins National Monument, archaeological site in northwestern New Mexico, U.S. It is situated on the Animas......
Baalbek, large archaeological complex encompassing the ruins of an ancient Roman town in eastern Lebanon. It is......
Babylon, one of the most famous cities of antiquity. It was the capital of southern Mesopotamia (Babylonia) from......
Badlands National Park, rugged, eroded area of buttes, saw-toothed divides, and gullies in southwestern South Dakota,......
Badrinath, village (uninhabited in winter) and shrine in northeastern Uttarakhand state, northern India. It is......
Baiae, ancient city of Campania, Italy, located on the west coast of the Gulf of Puteoli (Pozzuoli) and lying 10......
Bandelier National Monument, archaeological area and scenic wilderness of the Pajarito Plateau in north-central......
Banff National Park, scenic natural and wilderness area in southwestern Alberta, Canada. Established as a national......
Banpo site, one of the most important archaeological sites yielding remains of the Painted Pottery, or Yangshao,......
Bantam, former city and sultanate of Java, Indonesia. It lay near the site of the present-day city of Banten, on......
Barkerville, restored mining town, east-central British Columbia, Canada. It lies in the western foothills of the......
Basel Zoological Garden, privately owned zoological garden in Basel, Switzerland, noted for its outstanding work......
Bassae, ancient Greek city on the Neda River in southwestern Arcadia. The city is now chiefly known as the site......
Bath, city, unitary authority of Bath and North East Somerset, historic county of Somerset, southwestern England.......
Beersheba, biblical town of southern Israel, now a city and the main centre of the Negev (in Hebrew, Ha-Negev;......
Beijing Zoo, zoological garden on the western outskirts of Beijing, founded in 1906 by the empress dowager Cixi.......
Bely Gorod, fortress and settlement comprising the third defense belt around Moscow, which joined the Kremlin and......
Beni Hasan, Egyptian archaeological site from the Middle Kingdom (1938–c. 1630 bce), lying on the eastern bank......