The dramatic view from the base of the site, with sign for the old path up. At Chilpik, the Zoroastrian holy burial site mound near Nukus, Karakalpaks

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The dramatic view from the base of the site, with sign for the old path up. At Chilpik, the Zoroastrian holy burial site mound near Nukus, Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan.

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Location: Nukus, Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan
Photo credit: © James Talalay / Alamy / Afripics
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