Landmark Middle East wonder
Darvaza Gas Crater
1971 CE – still standing
Burning natural gas crater in Turkmenistan's Karakum Desert, alight continuously since 1971
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Darvaza gas crater on Wikipedia.
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Elsewhere in Middle East at the time
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Landmark · Middle East
Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque
2001 CE – still standing
Polity · Middle East
Turkmenistan
Founded 1991 CE · attested to 2026 CE
Conflict · Middle East
Eritrean–Ethiopian War
1998 CE – 2000 CELandmark · Middle East
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque
2007 CE – still standing.svg/500px-Flag_of_the_Trucial_States_(1968%E2%80%931971).svg.png)
Polity · Middle East
Trucial Oman
1820 CE – 1971 CEConflict · Middle East
2026 Iran War
2026 CE
Landmark · Middle East
Great Pyramid of Giza
2560 BCE – still standing.svg/500px-Flag_of_Iran_(official).svg.png)
Polity · Middle East
Iran
Founded 1920 CE · attested to 2026 CEDated moments inside this span
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Image credits6 pictures from Wikimedia Commons
- Darvaza gas craterTormod Sandtorv · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Flag of TurkmenistanPublic domain
- Eritrean–Ethiopian WarSkilla1st · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Flag of the Trucial States (1968–1971)Svyatoslav · Public domain
- Great Pyramid of GizaDouwe C. van der Zee · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Flag of Iran (official)SVG file: SiBr 4 Designer: Hamid Nadimi Construction: ISIRI · Public domain
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