Toprak-Kala Fortresses of Ancient Khorezm

Karakalpakstan · Uzbekistan

Toprak-Kala Fortresses of Ancient Khorezm, Uzbekistan
Photo: Bernard Gagnon, CC0 via Wikimedia Commons

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A scattering of ruined desert fortresses collectively known as the Elliq-Qala, or fifty fortresses. Their crumbling ramparts guard the northern edge of the Kyzylkum.

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