Turkmenistan · Zone
Ancient Merv — Silk Road Metropolis of the Karakum Desert
At the edge of the Karakum Desert, where a river once made the otherwise impassable landscape habitable, five…
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Turkmenistan · Zone
Gonur Tepe
The lost capital of a Bronze Age civilisation unknown to history until 50 years ago: a 55-hectare city…
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