Past glory

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A II Century set of three fortresses that oversaw the region's wealth owing to it's position on trade routes; the downfall happened when the river, the Amu Darya, moved further south, leaving the fortresses and towns in the middle of a very dry desert

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Size: 5496px × 3670px
Location: Uzbekistan, Khorezm
Photo credit: © Kim GORDON-BATES / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: archaeology, architecture, arrow, ayaz-kala, century, defensive, desert, fortress, glory, hill, history, iv, khorezm, kushan, kyzylkum, mud, road, ruins, silk, slits, uzbekistan, walls