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Three members of Syria's ruling family entombed in quiet mountain town.

One of the world's best-preserved Roman amphitheaters is also one of the most unusual; it's made of black volcanic rock.

Only a handful of these gorgeous historic waterwheels remain but even those are in danger from local unrest.

This ornate mosque is said to hold the remains of Muhammad's granddaughter beneath its dome of pure gold.

This ancient mountain monastery welcomes all manner of faith in an effort to keep Christians in Syria.

What is left of the pillar of Saint Simeon, the voluntary martyr who climbed the column to give his sermons, remaining perched there for thirty-seven years.

Amid the rubble of Aleppo's Old Quarter, part of a historic market has been restored and re-opened.

One of the oldest and largest castles in the world.

The Syrian headquarters of alleged hashish-smoking assassins.

A 1,500-year-old ghost settlement is slowly fading away.

Ruins of the Crusaders' headquarters.

Mysterious lost empire of the Silk Road.

This mysterious abandoned fort looks like something pulled right from Arabian legend.

In an Emirati park near the Omani border, a reconstructed Bronze Age tomb with impressive reliefs.

This museum shaped like a manuscript tells how the seven kingdoms combined to form a single desert nation.

This abandoned fishing village may or may not be haunted.

Outside a historic fort stands a replica of the “tree of repentance” where criminals were publicly punished.

A small United Arab Emirates territory within an Omani enclave within the United Arab Emirates.

The opulent car collection of an eccentric Sheikh housed in his own private pyramid.

This massive piece of artwork weighs more than 250 tons, and was designed as a tribute to the first president of the United Arab Emirates.

A unique configuration of blown glass can be found inside this hotel lobby.

No building in the world leans as far as the so-called “Leaning Tower of Abu Dhabi.”

The United Arab Emirates's biggest and oldest fort pays homage to a lost era.

One of the largest sand dunes in the world is nicknamed the "Scary Mountain" due to its steep slope and sharp incline.