Surviving mud brick walls of the Sultan Gala (Little Kiz Kale) at Merv in the Karakum (Black Sands) desert.

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Surviving mud brick walls of the Sultan Gala (Little Kiz Kale) in the Karakum (Black Sands) desert of Turkmenistan. The Sultan Gala is one of the many adobe structures at the ancient Turkmen city of Merv, classified as UNESCO world heritage site.

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Size: 5435px × 3548px
Location: Mary, Turkmenistan
Photo credit: © Thomas Lehne/ lotuseaters / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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