Home›Buildings and Structures›Building Family›Archaeological Sites of the Near East, Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt and North AfricaGroupArchaeological Sites of the Near East, Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt and North AfricaArchaeological sites and ancient remains this atlas records as belonging to the ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt or North Africa: Sumerian, Babylonian, Assyrian, Hittite, Levantine and Persian sites, the Lighthouse of Alexandria, and Ait Benhaddou, a fortified Moroccan caravan village. Ancient Egypt is folded into this group rather than standing alone, since real membership yields only one genuine Egyptian entry once several keyword false positives (Byblos, Ebla and Hattusa, each mentioning Egypt only in an unrelated historical comparison) are corrected to their own true locations in Lebanon, Syria and Turkey. Belongs here: any ancient site this subcategory records as belonging to the Near East, Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt or North Africa. Does not belong here: a site belonging to one of this subcategory's other named ancient-world regions.FactsBrowse BySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested9500 BCE 1Browse ByAll Archaeological Sites of the Near East, Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt and North AfricaArchaeological Sites of the Near East, Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt and North Africa26 entriesArchaeological Sites of the Near East, Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt and North AfricaFilter Results26 entriesStyleAllAchaemenid Architecture (2)Assyrian Architecture (2)Georgian Architecture (1)Greek Revival Architecture (1)Mesopotamian Architecture (2)Mycenaean Architecture (1)Nabataean Architecture (1)Roman Architecture (3)Sasanian Architecture (1)MaterialAllBrick (8)Granite (1)Limestone (6)Rammed Earth (1)Sandstone (1)Stone (7)Timber (1)Building TypeAllAncient Assyrian city (1)Ancient capital city (archaeological site) (1)Ancient city (6)Ancient city (archaeological site) (1)ancient city (settlement) (1)Ancient City Ruins (1)Archaeological site (1)Archaeological tell of an ancient city and kingdom (1)capital of the Hittite Empire (1)City (1)Ksar (1)Lighthouse (1)Mausoleum (1)Neolithic and Chalcolithic tell settlement, proto-city (1)Neolithic archaeological site (1)Neolithic defensive stone wall and tower at Tell es-Sultan (1)Plantation (1)Royal Palace (1)Sumerian city-state (ancient city) (1)Completed YearAll-7500 (1)-4000 (1)-3800 (1)-3200 (1)-3000 (2)-1894 (1)-800 (1)-351 (1)-279 (1)1848 (1)1929 (1)Standing StatusAllDemolished (1)Ruined (8)Standing (17)GroupAllArchaeological Sites of the Near East, Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt and North Africa (26)PlaceAllEgypt (1)Germany (1)Greece (1)India (1)Iran (3)Iraq (7)Jordan (2)Lebanon (1)Morocco (1)Palestine (1)Syria (1)Turkey (7)United Kingdom (1)United States (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 26Ait BenhaddouArchaeological Sites and Ancient Remains3 linksBabylonArchaeological Sites and Ancient Remains4 linksByblosArchaeological Sites and Ancient RemainsCatalhoyukArchaeological Sites and Ancient Remains1 linkEblaArchaeological Sites and Ancient Remains2 linksEphesusArchaeological Sites and Ancient Remains2 linksGobekli TepeArchaeological Sites and Ancient Remains2 linksHatraArchaeological Sites and Ancient Remains3 linksHattusaArchaeological Sites and Ancient Remains2 linksJerashArchaeological Sites and Ancient Remains1 linkJerichoArchaeological Sites and Ancient Remains3 linksLevi Jordan Plantation State Historic SiteArchaeological Sites and Ancient Remains2 linksLighthouse of AlexandriaArchaeological Sites and Ancient Remains3 linksMausoleum at HalicarnassusArchaeological Sites and Ancient Remains2 linksMycenaeArchaeological Sites and Ancient Remains3 linksNimrudArchaeological Sites and Ancient Remains2 linksNinevehArchaeological Sites and Ancient Remains4 linksPasargadaeArchaeological Sites and Ancient Remains3 linksPergamonArchaeological Sites and Ancient Remains1 linkPersepolisArchaeological Sites and Ancient Remains3 linksPetraArchaeological Sites and Ancient Remains3 linksSusaArchaeological Sites and Ancient Remains2 linksTaq KasraArchaeological Sites and Ancient Remains3 linksTroyArchaeological Sites and Ancient Remains4 linksUrArchaeological Sites and Ancient Remains2 linksUrukArchaeological Sites and Ancient Remains4 linksSources1. WikipediaWikimedia FoundationWikipedia, Gobekli Tepe, lead sectionQuote, Wikipedia, Gobekli Tepe, lead sectionThe settlement was inhabited from around 9500 BCE to at least 8000 BCE, during the Pre-Pottery Neolithic.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.