Ancient Near Eastern Cities and Temples

Cities and sanctuaries of the ancient Near East, including the rock-cut Nabataean city of Petra, the ceremonial capital of the Persian empire at Persepolis and the great temple at Palmyra in Syria. A monument belongs here when the cited article places it in the Nabataean, Persian or Syrian ancient world. It excludes Egypt, Greece and Rome. The group follows the civilization the cited article names. These sites lie in modern Jordan, Iran and Syria and belonged to peoples whose temples, tombs and palaces were carved or built in stone. The group follows the culture and region the cited article names.