10 Places Where Women Are Barred From Entering 

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Mount Athos, Greece 

Mount Athos is an autonomous monastic state where entry is prohibited to women.

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Sabarimala Temple, India 

Women of menstruating age were historically barred from entering this Hindu temple, although this restriction has been a topic of legal and social debate. 

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Mevlana Museum, Turkey 

Some areas of the museum, dedicated to the Sufi poet Rumi, were traditionally off-limits to women. 

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Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Australia 

Historically, this private tennis club did not allow female members, although this policy has since changed.

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Augusta National Golf Club, USA 

This golf club did not admit female members for many years, but they began accepting women in 2012. 

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Haji Ali Dargah, India 

Women were restricted from entering the inner sanctum of this Muslim shrine, but a court ruling in 2016 allowed them access. 

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Cheong Wa Dae, South Korea 

The presidential residence in South Korea had a restriction on women entering certain parts, but this policy has been challenged and changed. 

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Pindaya Caves, Myanmar 

There were some restrictions for women entering parts of this Buddhist cave complex, but it was gradually changing.

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The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem 

Some Christian denominations had restrictions on women entering certain parts, but these varied between denominations and had been evolving. 

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The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, Scotland 

For many years, this golf club did not admit female members, but the policy changed in 2014. 

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