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Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.

This hunter-gatherer architecture is believed to be the oldest religious complex known.

The ornate miniature mansions were built for Istanbul's feathered residents.

A Lycian city of the dead carved into the hillside of Southern Turkey, complete with startlingly human touches.

These tombs were built into the side of a mountain so that ancient angels could reach the dead.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.

This unique museum showcases the largest collection of Al-Qatt Al-Asiri art, a traditional wall painting style adopted by the people in the Asir Mountains of Saudi Arabia.

Al Rahmah Mosque appears to "float" atop the Red Sea.

Parts of this palace are upheld by merely palm stems or reeds supported by palm tree beams.

This former Portuguese defensive fort atop a hill was occupied for thousands of years.

This 900-year-old mosque was restored using traditional techniques and materials.

Prehistoric humans once used this sprawling lava tube network in the Saudi Arabian desert as shelter.

Carved into a towering rock mountain in Al Ula, this once served as a religious and political center in Hegra.

Climbing the "mountain of frustration" is no easy feat.

A 900-year-old village located in the highland of the Asir region that features historic architecture.

For centuries, Jeddah’s old town was a major trading port and a point of entry for Hajj pilgrims traveling by sea.

A phenomenon that appears to make gravity work in reverse has been attributed to jinn, supernatural spirits from Arabian folklore.

In the middle of a barren desert, a massive, solitary rocky thumb juts out.

In the Arabian Desert, a surreal rock formation stands cut clean in half.

It's believed human settlements from the Palaeolithic Age were established not far from this canyon.

This fortress sits atop a centuries-old well system.

Lions carved into the rockface adorn these two tombs built into the mountains of Dadan.

Abandoned station along an ancient pilgrimage route.