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Ephesus
Located at the mouth of what was once the Kastros River, Ephesus consisted of Greek and Roman settlements that retreated westwards along the coastline and were established in new locations. Excavations have revealed magnificent monuments from the Roman Empire, including the Library of Celsus and the Great Theatre. The famous Temple of Artemis, one of the "Seven Wonders of the World", attracted pilgrims from all over the Mediterranean, but few remains of the site. Since the 5th century, the House of the Virgin Mary - a domed cross-shaped church - located seven kilometers from Ephesus has been a major site of Christian pilgrimage. The ancient city of Ephesus is an outstanding example of a Roman port city, complete with a waterway and a harbor basin.
Diyarbakır Fortress and Hevsel Gardens Cultural Landscape
The city of Diyarbakir is located on a cliff in the upper basin of the Tigris River, part of the so-called Fertile Crescent. The city of Diyarbakir and its surroundings have been an important centre since the Hellenistic period, through the Roman, Sassanian, Byzantine, Islamic and Ottoman eras, and until the present day. The site includes the Inner Citadel (called Içkale, including the Amidah Mound) and the 5.8 km long Diyarbakir Walls, which feature numerous towers, gates, battlements and 63 inscriptions. The site also includes the Hevsel Gardens, a green link between the city and the Tigris River, which provided food and water to the city, the Anzel Water Source and the Ten Eyes Bridge.
Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat)
The ancient city of Ashur is located on the Tigris River in northern Mesopotamia, in a special geo-ecological zone, at the junction of rain-fed and irrigated agriculture. The city dates back to the 3rd millennium BC. From the 14th to the 9th century BC, it was the first capital of the Assyrian Empire, a city-state and trading platform of international importance. It was also the religious capital of the Assyrians, associated with the god Ashur. The city was destroyed by the Babylonians, but revived during the Parthian period in the 1st and 2nd centuries AD.
Samarra Archaeological City
The archaeological city of Samarra was a powerful Islamic capital that ruled for a century from the Abbasid provinces stretching from Tunisia to Central Asia. Located 130 km north of Baghdad on the banks of the Tigris River, the site is 41.5 km long from north to south and varies in width from 8 km to 4 km. It bears witness to the architectural and artistic innovations that developed there and spread to the rest of the Islamic world and beyond. The 9th-century Great Mosque and its spiral minaret are among the site's many striking architectural monuments, 80% of which have yet to be excavated.
Wood Buffalo National Park
Located in the north-central plains of Canada, the park covers 44,807 square kilometers and is home to the largest population of bison in North America. It is also a natural nesting site for whooping cranes. Another attraction of the park is the world's largest inland delta, located at the mouth of the Peace and Athabasca rivers.