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Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages

Five thousand religious, mystical, Indigenous and esoteric lineages from around the world — what they are, where they came from, and where to read more.

Source-linked and transparently qualified. Editorial standards and correction criteria are public.

Created and maintained by Ayara and Kyle Jonathan B@KJB_and_AYARA

Entries: 5,000
Candidate geography relations: 7,326
Candidate country vocabulary: 162

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Atlas 1853Open / public

Yaldā–Chella night celebration

Central, North & Inner Asian Rite / ceremony

Public geography: Afghanistan, Iran
Period / origin: Historically deep; living
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesAfghanistan, Iran

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Atlas 1854Open / public

Transregional Nowruz–Nauryz spring-renewal tradition

Central, North & Inner Asian Umbrella tradition

Public geography: Afghanistan, Iran
Period / origin: Historically deep; living
Evidence status: Cluster-level source

Candidate countriesAfghanistan, Iran

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Atlas 3340Scholarly / historical only

Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley

Central, North & Inner Asian Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Afghanistan
Period / origin: 1st–13th centuries CE
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesAfghanistan

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Atlas 3341Scholarly / historical only

Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam

Central, North & Inner Asian Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Afghanistan
Period / origin: 12th–13th centuries
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesAfghanistan

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Atlas 3342Community-bound / restricted

City of Herat

Central, North & Inner Asian Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Afghanistan
Period / origin: Medieval period–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesAfghanistan

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Atlas 3343Community-bound / restricted

Bagh-e Babur

Central, North & Inner Asian Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Afghanistan
Period / origin: 16th century–present public memorial use
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesAfghanistan

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Atlas 3344Scholarly / historical only

Mes Aynak archaeological site

Central, North & Inner Asian Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Afghanistan
Period / origin: 5th–6th centuries CE; older Bronze Age strata
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesAfghanistan

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Atlas 4744Community-bound / restricted

Gozargah shrine complex of Khwaja Abdullah Ansari

Central, North & Inner Asian Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Afghanistan
Period / origin: 11th-century saint; Timurid and later architectural phases
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesAfghanistan

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