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Ganj Nameh
Ganj Nameh (گنجنامه, Gandj Nameh, Ganjnameh), "treasure book": two trilingual Achaemenid cuneiform inscriptions of Darius I and Xerxes I carved on Mount Alvand about 12 km southwest of Hamadan, Iran, along the Royal Road.
Ka'ba-ye Zartosht
Ka'ba-ye Zartosht (کعبه زرتشت), the Cube of Zoroaster, is an Achaemenid square limestone tower at Naqsh-e Rostam, Iran, around 500 BCE, later carved with Shapur I's trilingual inscription; its original function remains debated.
Mesorome
Mesorome (Greek Mesorome), ancient road station in Cappadocia on the Sebasteia-Nicopolis road, recorded in Ptolemy and the Tabula Peutingeriana, 13 miles before Nicopolis; site unidentified, candidates include Sushehri and Sahna Cimen.
Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam
Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam: 65 m 12th-century Ghurid brick minaret in Ghor Province, Afghanistan, probably at Firuzkuh; UNESCO World Heritage site and danger list entry since 2002, threatened by river flooding and erosion.
Synagogue Phase 1 (Syria)
Synagogue Phase 1 (Syria) is the c. 150 CE first building phase of the Dura-Europos synagogue, a private house (House L7-H) adapted for Jewish worship, later replaced by the famous painted synagogue renovated c. 244 CE.