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Archaeological Site of Mystras
Archaeological Site of Mystras (Mystras, Mistras), a fortified late Byzantine city in the Peloponnese, Greece; castle built 1249 by William II of Villehardouin, seat of the Despotate of Morea, UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1989.
Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara at Nalanda, Bihar
The Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara in Bihar, India, is a UNESCO World Heritage property of Buddhist monastery ruins active from the 5th to 13th century.
Archaeological Site of Sabratha
Archaeological Site of Sabratha (Sabratan, 𐤑𐤁𐤓𐤕𐤍), a UNESCO World Heritage site in Zawia district, Libya, inscribed 1982: a Phoenician trading post, later Romanized, famed for its Severan theatre; on the danger list since 2016.
Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns
Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns: a UNESCO World Heritage property (1999, dossier 941) in Argolis, Greece, uniting the two greatest Mycenaean citadels, linked to Homer and inscribed under criteria i, ii, iii, iv, vi.
Archaeological Zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes
Paquimé (Casas Grandes) is a UNESCO World Heritage adobe city in Chihuahua, Mexico, apogee 14th-15th centuries, a trade link between the Pueblo Southwest and Mesoamerica, with about 2,000 rooms, T-shaped doors, and ball-courts.
Archaic tholos tomb at Pharsalos
Archaic tholos tomb at Pharsalos (Verdelis tomb), a late 6th-century BC corbel-vaulted round tomb in the western cemetery of ancient Pharsalos, Thessaly, built over a Mycenaean tomb, holding an Exekias-workshop krater, used until the Hellenistic period.
Arches National Park
Arches National Park, near Moab in southeastern Utah, preserves over 2,000 natural sandstone arches, the densest concentration on Earth. Established as a monument in 1929 and a park in 1971; record 1.8 million visits in 2021.
Archipel de la Guadeloupe Biosphere Reserve
The Archipel de la Guadeloupe Biosphere Reserve is a UNESCO biosphere reserve, designated in 1992 and managed by the Parc national de la Guadeloupe, covering the Guadeloupe archipelago.
Archipel des Sept Frères – Ras Siyyan – Khor Angar – Godoria Biosphere Reserve
Archipel des Sept Frères – Ras Siyyan – Khor Angar – Godoria Biosphere Reserve: UNESCO MAB biosphere reserve in Djibouti's Obock region, designated 2025, covering six volcanic islands, Ras Siyyan peninsula, and Khor Angar and Godoria mangroves near Bab el-Mandeb.
Archipelago Sea Area Biosphere Reserve
The Archipelago Sea Area Biosphere Reserve is a UNESCO biosphere reserve in the Archipelago Sea of south-western Finland, designated in 1994 as a model region for sustainable development.
Archipiélago de Juan Fernández Biosphere Reserve
The Archipiélago de Juan Fernández Biosphere Reserve is a UNESCO biosphere reserve designated in 1977, covering the Juan Fernández islands about 650 km off Chile.
Architectural Ensemble of the Trinity Sergius Lavra in Sergiev Posad
Trinity Sergius Lavra ensemble (Троице-Сергиева лавра), working Russian Orthodox monastery in Sergiev Posad near Moscow, founded 1337 by Sergius of Radonezh; UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1993 with over 50 buildings, 88 m belfry, and Rublev's Trinity icon.
Architectural, Residential and Cultural Complex of the Radziwill Family at Nesvizh
Architectural, Residential and Cultural Complex of the Radziwill Family at Nesvizh (Nesvizh Castle), a UNESCO World Heritage Site in central Belarus inscribed 2005 under criteria ii, iv, vi: Radziwill residence castle with Corpus Christi Church, held 1583-1939.
Arciade
Arciade (variants Arcias, Arciadis, Arciades) is an ancient Bruttian place in Calabria, Italy, known from the Tabula Peutingeriana and the Ravenna geographer, usually placed near Bagnara Calabra and possibly identical with the ad Mallias station.
Arcidava
Arcidava (Argidava, Arcidaba): ancient Dacian fortress and Roman road station at Vărădia, Banat, Romania, on the Lederata–Tibiscum road, with two Roman castra destroyed c. 117–118 AD.
Arcinazzo
Arcinazzo (Arcinazzo Romano, formerly Ponza) is a town in the province of Rome on the Altipiani karst plateau, home to the Villa of Trajan, a 5-hectare imperial hunting residence of 100-117 AD.
Arco di Trevi
Arco di Trevi: ancient opus quadratum arched gateway near Guarcino, Lazio, on the Equi-Hernici border, 3rd-4th century BC, 6 m high, dry-set limestone blocks; distinct from Rome's Trevi Fountain.
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is the largest unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System, a roadless 19.64-million-acre wilderness in northeastern Alaska established in 1960.
Arden Predator Park
Парк хижаків «Арден» (Arden Predator Park) is a 32-hectare wildlife rehabilitation center and zoo attraction opened in 2020 near Sataniv, Khmelnytska Oblast, Ukraine, within Podilski Tovtry National Nature Park, known for rescued bears, wolves, big cats, and a 1-km elevated forest walkway.
Ardotalia (Zerdotalia)
Ardotalia (Zerdotalia), also called Melandra Castle, a Roman auxiliary fort in Gamesley near Glossop, Derbyshire; built c. AD 75 in timber, rebuilt in stone c. AD 108, garrisoned by the First Cohort of Frisiavones, abandoned c. AD 140.
Area archeologica di Casarinaccio
Area archeologica di Casarinaccio is an archaeological site in Ardea near Rome, containing the forum of the ancient Rutulian city with a 5th-century BC temple and a Republican basilica.
Area de Conservación Guanacaste
Area de Conservación Guanacaste (ACG) is a protected-area complex in northwest Costa Rica, a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1999 (extended 2004), spanning Pacific marine, dry forest, rain forest, and cloud forest ecosystems with about 235,000 estimated species.
Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna Cuatrociénegas
Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna Cuatrociénegas (APFF Cuatrociénegas): a 84,347-hectare Mexican federal protected area in Coahuila, decreed 7 November 1994, Ramsar site since 2008, a Chihuahuan Desert wetland oasis with over 70 endemic species threatened by aquifer overexploitation.
Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna Laguna de Términos
Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna Laguna de Términos (APFFLT), a 705,016-ha Mexican federal protected area in Campeche decreed 6 June 1994 and a Ramsar site since 2004, protecting Mexico's largest estuarine lagoon and its Mesoamerican mangrove massif.
Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna Yum Balam
APFF Yum Balam, a Mexican flora and fauna protection area decreed 6 June 1994 in Lázaro Cárdenas and Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo; 154,052.25 ha, Ramsar site 1360, management program published 2018, habitat of jaguar, manatee, and whale shark.
Area di Monte Giulio e Capitaneria
Area di Monte Giulio e Capitaneria: archaeological site at Fiumicino (Portus, Rome) on the quay of Claudius' harbour, with a Trajanic cistern, baths, and 2nd-century harbour offices with a frescoed vault.
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), now National Landscapes: UK landscape designation under the 1949 NPACA and CROW Act 2000; 34 in England, 46 total; purpose to conserve and enhance natural beauty.
Area Scheibler
Area Scheibler (ex Area Scheibler, Via Caruso) is an archaeological site in western Pisa crossed by the ancient Auser river, with Bronze Age to medieval occupation, a Roman riverbank with navalia, and a 7th-century Lombard necropolis.
Area Synest
Area Synest (Θεματικό Πάρκο Σινεβρού) is a theme park and nature resort in the mountain village of Synevro in Aigialeia, Achaea, Greece, created by architect Martik Manikian over 24 years.
Arènes de Cimiez
Arènes de Cimiez: Roman amphitheater of Cemenelum in Nice's Cimiez district, built 70-80 AD, 68 x 57 m, over 4,000 seats; now a 3.2 ha olive-grove garden hosting the Fête des Mai.