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A shrine to the missionary who first brought Islam to China.

This airport also offers travelers the chance to view thousands of years of Turkish history.

Yemen's "Stone Palace" looks like it was carved right out of the tall stone column on which it is built.

One of the most remote and isolated villages on the Arabian Peninsula.

A mesmerizing reservoir nestled at the heart of a pre-Islamic Yemeni village.

A city built from mud and known as the "Manhattan of the desert."

200-foot-high minaret and only remnant of Afghanistan's lost city of the Turquoise Mountain.

Splashes of blue in an otherwise monotonous lunar landscape.

Once an impressive link to Afghanistan’s Buddhist past, now a sad reminder of intolerance towards other cultures.

This magnificent blue mosque in Afghanistan is surrounded by thousands of white doves.

The ancient heart of Tunis is an enormous maze of narrow streets and alleyways.

Classical ruins that remember ancient Rome's presence in Africa.

This dizzying span over the ancient Algerian city was once the highest suspension bridge in the world.

The original resting place of Queen Cleopatra and Mark Antony's only daughter.

The abstract sandstone rock formations at this Algerian national park are rich with prehistoric art.

This triumphal arch is the only fully standing structure that remains from Roman-era Oea.

A deserted Bedouin village lines the shores of this stunning desert oasis.

Magnificent Roman ruins lie vulnerable to destruction on the edge of the Mediterranean.

A fortress-like granary that has been continually in use for more than nine centuries.

A beautiful oasis town dating back to the Roman period still serves as reprieve from the brutal summer sun in Libya.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

Remains of an abandoned coral city.

Extravagant mosque honors modern Islam.

An ancient Phoenician citadel once stood at the site where Queen Dido first landed, according to legend.