This stunning 15th-century royal hill fort preserves the age of chivalry in Rajasthan.

The world's oldest map of the holy land gives us a fragmented glimpse of the layout of biblical nations.

Mysterious lost empire of the Silk Road.

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

An unfinished tomb carved into a giant boulder in the Arabian Desert.

A city built from mud and known as the "Manhattan of the desert."

Celebrated as a center of civilization, the remains of the ancient city have been nearly destroyed by greed, egoism, and war.

This 17th-century structure is a beautiful testimony to traditional Persian architecture

The palace of the King of Kings, burned by Alexander the Great.

This 12,000 year old Iranian cave village has been continuously inhabited for over 3,000 years.

A spectacular rainbow of stained glass makes the "Pink Mosque" one of the most beautiful in Iran.

The shallow, salty inlet was a safe haven for 19th-century pirates.

A sinkhole and now a swimming hole, too, full of dazzling turquoise water.

The building is a gigantic piece of art inspired by the shape of a desert rose.

An imposing Omani fortress surrounded by date palm trees.

Groups of prehistoric tombs that dot the mountains of northern Oman.

Over the dunes of the Empty Quarter, the mysterious music of the desert.

The oldest surviving mosque in the UAE has mysterious origins and unusual architecture.

The cluster of igloo-like domes forms the remains of an ancient burial ground.

This living legend of maritime history is enjoying a second life.