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An eerie former warehouse turned cistern turned movie set.

The oldest known university in the world is in Fez, Morocco.

The courtyard of this small Marinid madrasa is a dazzling example of intricate Islamic architecture.

Crumbling necropolis set high above Fez.

This vast masterpiece of Moroccan architecture spreads across 20 acres.

The oldest monument in Marrakesh and the city's only surviving example of Almoravid architecture.

An awe-inspiring mosque in Morocco with one of the tallest minarets in the world.

Traditional 11th-century outdoor tannery.

Deliberately hidden for centuries, the magnificent Saadian Tombs were eventually uncovered in 1917.

The largest madrasa in Morocco once housed more than 900 students within its exquisite walls.

The other side is actually green.

Along the most northwestern point in Africa is an ancient cave surrounded by legends.

Founded as a refugee camp, now a popular tourist spot.

An endless sea of white conical domes.

Supposedly this Ethiopian chapel holds the Ark of the Covenant, guarded by virgins who cannot leave the building.

An ancient Ethiopian cave church is endangered by the simple building of a road.

An Ethiopian "Jerusalem" featuring a church hewn out of a single rock.