The Aqaba Archaeological Museum is located in the historic part of the city in the former palace of the founder of the Hashemite dynasty, Sharif Hussein bin Ali. On display are archaeological finds dating from the Bronze Age to the Middle Ages. The most famous exhibits include a Quranic verse tablet that adorned the eastern city gate in the ninth century and gold coins from the Shiite Fatimid Caliphate in the tenth century.
Khan-Al-Khalili is a large market in the Muslim neighbourhood of Cairo, one of the city's striking landmarks. The square that Khan-Al-Khalili occupies was originally the site of the Saffron Tomb mausoleum, the burial place of the Fatimid caliphs. Emir Al-Khalili ordered the destruction of the Fatimid cemetery in 1382 in order to build a large caravanserai. At that time, this was the central... read more
In the heart of Athens, northwest of the Acropolis, lie the ruins of the Ancient Agora. During the period of ancient Greece (from about the beginning of the 6th century BC) it was the political, financial, administrative, cultural and religious ce... read more
