Al Zubarah
Al Shamal, Qatar
Al Zubarah, on the north-west coast of Qatar about 105 km from Doha, is the excavated ruin of a walled pearling and…
11 tickets & tours
Asia
Ancient sites with free entry in Asia
Across Asia the free sites are mostly open ruins with no fence or gate, often far from a bus route. Zubarah, the walled pearl-trading town in north-west Qatar, is free but needs a free ticket and closes at 5 pm. Selge stands in a mountain village 60 km north of Manavgat at the end of a narrow road, Little Petra lies 8 km north of Wadi Musa with no public bus, and Mehrauli Archaeological Park is a walk among tombs and mosques in Delhi. Budget for a taxi or hire car.
| # | Site | Country | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Zubarah | Qatar | Free, but a free ticket is required |
| 2 | Selge | Turkey | Free |
| 3 | Little Petra (Siq al-Barid) | Jordan | Free |
| 4 | Mehrauli Archaeological Park | India | Free |
| 5 | Mizdakhan | Uzbekistan | Free; donations welcome at the shrines |
| 6 | Catalhoyuk | Turkey | Free entry at the time of writing; check before you go |
| 7 | Dilmun Burial Mounds | Bahrain | Free |
| 8 | Aperlae | Turkey | Free |
| 9 | Bodrum Ancient Theatre | Turkey | Free or a small fee; check at the gate |
| 10 | Incekaya Aqueduct | Turkey | Free; small fees for the nearby canyon terrace |
| 11 | Sobesos | Turkey | Free or a small fee at the gate |
| 12 | Aqueduct of Valens | Turkey | Free |
Selge
Manavgat, Turkey
Selge is a ruined Pisidian city high in the Taurus Mountains above the Koprulu Canyon, about 60 km inland from Manavgat…
9 tickets & tours
Little Petra (Siq al-Barid)
Wadi Musa, Jordan
Little Petra, or Siq al-Barid, is a Nabataean settlement carved into a narrow sandstone canyon about 8 km north of Wadi…
5 tickets & tours
Mehrauli Archaeological Park
Delhi, India
Mehrauli Archaeological Park covers about 81 hectares of scrub and woodland in south Delhi, right next to the Qutub…
4 tickets & tours
Mizdakhan
Khodjeyli, Uzbekistan
Mizdakhan is an ancient city and vast necropolis on the hills outside Khodjeyli in Karakalpakstan, north-western…
2 tickets & tours
Catalhoyuk
Çumra, Turkey
Catalhoyuk is a Neolithic town on the Konya plain in central Turkey, settled from about 7500 BC and one of the largest…
1 ticket or tour
Dilmun Burial Mounds
A'ali, Bahrain
The Dilmun Burial Mounds are the remains of one of the largest ancient cemeteries in the world, spread across the north…
No online ticket
Aperlae
Kaş, Turkey
Aperlae is a ruined Lycian harbour town on the coast of Antalya province, west of Kekova, whose lower quarter has…
No online ticket
Bodrum Ancient Theatre
Bodrum, Turkey
Bodrum Ancient Theatre is the theatre of Halicarnassus, begun under the Carian ruler Mausolus in the 4th century BC and…
No online ticket
Incekaya Aqueduct
Safranbolu, Turkey
The Incekaya Aqueduct is a stone bridge of six arches spanning the Tokatli Canyon about 7 km north of Safranbolu,…
No online ticket
Sobesos
Ürgüp, Turkey
Sobesos is a small late Roman and early Byzantine town in southern Cappadocia, found by chance in 2002 near the village…
No online ticket
Aqueduct of Valens
Istanbul, Turkey
The Aqueduct of Valens is the great two-tiered stone and brick bridge that strides across central Istanbul, completed…
No online ticket