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Justinian I, one of the earliest Byzantine rulers, ordered the architects Anthemius of Tralles and Isidorus of Miletus to design Hagia Sophia in the heart of what was then Constantinople.

The ancient city of Ephesos (also known as Ephesus) has a rich history dating back to 6000 BC.

At the end of the fifteenth century, Jews fleeing the Spanish Inquisition began to settle in the Kemeralti district of Izmir.

Çatalhöyϋk, one of the earliest Neolithic, matriarchal societies in Anatolia, existed from approximately 7500 to 5700 BC.

Located in modern-day eastern Türkiye, Ani Cathedral is one of the most significant architectural structures remaining from the prosperous Armenian Bagratid period in the 10th and 11th centuries AD.

Aphrodisias, named after its patron goddess Aphrodite, was founded in the 2nd century BC on the site of a rural sanctuary of Aphrodite.

Wat Chaiwatthanaram, an outstanding structure designed in the Khmer style, was laid out to represent a cosmological chart of the Buddhist universe.

Ayutthaya, located in the rich agricultural flat lands in central Thailand, was the capital of Siam from 1350 to 1761.

The island of Kilwa Kisiwani is located in the south of Tanzania, a short boat ride from the mainland.

The remains of a medieval Swahili town, the Kua Ruins are at risk from the effects of a harsh climate and destruction at the hands of explorers digging for fabled Swahili treasures.

Armed conflict continues to threaten Syrian historic sites, but local and international professionals, institutions, and volunteers are working together to preserve the country’s cultural heritage.

Aleppo is one of the oldest continuously inhabited centers of human settlement and has flourished for millennia.