Dehistan

Balkan Region · Turkmenistan

Dehistan, Turkmenistan
Photo: Hamagelarai, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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A vast abandoned medieval city on the Misrian plain, marked by soaring minarets and a ruined mosque. Once a caravan hub, it now stands isolated in the desert of southwestern Turkmenistan.

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