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Namibia

Welwitschia

Bizarre living fossil only grows in a small chunk of the Namib Desert.
atimian Added by atimian
Namibia

Hoba Meteorite

The largest known meteorite on Earth was too big to move.
Added by kwinb
Namibia

Fairy Circles of Southern Africa

Unexplained bald patches in the landscape grow and recede over time, as though they are somehow alive.
Mark Casey Added by Mark Casey
Chivhu, Zimbabwe

Daramombe Rock Paintings

Several ancient rock paintings can be found on the hills surrounding the Daramombe High School.
Added by bertadriaens
Masvingo, Zimbabwe

Great Zimbabwe

The largest prehistoric ruins south of the Sahara, once a powerful center of international trade.
serflac Added by serflac
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Virunga National Park

The most biologically diverse protected area in Africa is also the most dangerous.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Okapi Wildlife Reserve

Home to pygmy hunter-gatherers, hundreds of animal and bird species, and the strange okapi, or forest giraffe.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Kenya

Mara River Crossing

Life and death are on parade at the most reliably perilous site of “the Great Migration.”
Added by brf2001
Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi Animal Orphanage

Located in Nairobi National Park, this animal orphanage is the oldest of its kind in Kenya.
Added by Rachel Gould
Malindi, Kenya

Gedi Ruins

Abandoned city hidden from the world by tropical forest and isolation on the coast of Kenya.
Ethiopia

Lioness of Gobedra

According to one local legend, this image was created during a battle between a wild lioness and the archangel Michael.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Arsi, Ethiopia

Tiya Stelae

Ethiopian standing stones featuring remarkably preserved carvings of swords and people.
kweiss2001 Added by kweiss2001
Shinile, Ethiopia

Hadar Archaeological Site

The skeletal remains of the famous hominid "Lucy" were found at this spot.
Added by barclaybailey
Takia, Oman

'What Is It?'

This mysterious anthropomorphic statuette is on display at the National Museum of Oman.
Max Cortesi Added by Max Cortesi
Al Ayn, Oman

Beehive Tombs of Al Ayn

The best-preserved beehive tombs in Oman with spectacular backdrop.
Max Cortesi Added by Max Cortesi
Maqabil, Oman

Beehive Tombs of Bat

Groups of prehistoric tombs that dot the mountains of northern Oman.
Added by Tawsam
Ubar, Oman

Ubar

Some claim these desert ruins are from the legendary "Atlantis of the Sands."
Max Cortesi Added by Max Cortesi
Saudi Arabia

Wadi-e Jinn

A phenomenon that appears to make gravity work in reverse has been attributed to jinn, supernatural spirits from Arabian folklore.
Max Cortesi Added by Max Cortesi
Al Ula, Saudi Arabia

Lion Tombs of Dadan

Lions carved into the rockface adorn these two tombs built into the mountains of Dadan.
Max Cortesi Added by Max Cortesi
Saudi Arabia

Al Wahbah Crater

This giant volcanic crater holds its very own field of salt.
Added by amal
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Eve's Tomb

An archaeological site believed to be the burial place of the "mother of us all."
Added by brookwl
Saudi Arabia

Mount Horeb

Site where Moses may have received the Ten Commandments.
Added by Facebook1300891208
Al Ula, Saudi Arabia

Al 'Ula

Within the Saudi Arabian desert lies a 2,000-year-old ghost town made of stone and mud.
lewblank Added by lewblank
Hegra, Saudi Arabia

Hegra Archaeological Site

More than 100 monumental tombs carved into rock are preserved at this ancient Nabataean site in the Arabian Desert.
Added by Tawsam