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Orthodox monastery in Serbia, Studenica © Angelaoblak/Shutterstock
Mazagan, El Jadida, Morocco © Madrugada Verde/Shutterstock
Buddhist temples in Lumbini, with statues illustrating the life of Siddharta © Alessandro Zappalorto/Shutterstock
Tubbataha Reef, Philippines © Janos Rautonen/Shutterstock
Chor-Minor Madrassah, Bukhara, Uzbekistan © Evgeniy Agarkov/Shutterstock
Jebel Barkal mountain and Pyramids, Karima Nubia, Sudan © Homo Cosmicos/Shutterstock
Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico © Doug Meek/Shutterstock
Le Havre, urban French commune and city in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region of northwestern France © Picturereflex/Shutterstock
Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta, Canada © Ryan Morgan/Shutterstock
Soltaire, England © JordanDinchev/Shutterstock
Aigai, Greece © sukran ilgin/Shutterstock
Danxia, China © THONGCHAI.S/Shutterstock
Rohtas Fort, Jhelum © R's Creative Imagery/Shutterstock
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Shibam, The Manhattan of the Desert, a 500 year old mud brick city in Eastern Yemen © Don Whitebread/Shutterstock
Cave paintings of San Borjita dating back 7,500 years, made by the Cochimí people of the Mexican state of Baja California Sur © D Busquets/Shutterstock
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