Yangy-Kala Canyons — Fiery Fortresses of the Primeval Ocean
Millions of years ago, the waters of a vast sea raged where these cliffs now stand. If you wish to behold a place where the Earth…
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Darvaza: A Radiance in the Heart of the Karakum — A Journey to the ‘Gates of Hell’
In the very centre of the boundless and unforgiving Karakum Desert, where the scorching sand merges with the horizon and the searing wind sings its eternal…
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Old Nisa — The Sacred Abode of the Parthian Kings
Welcome to the foothills of the majestic Kopetdag Mountains, where, upon a high natural plateau, lie the ruins that serve as a testament to one of…
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Kunya-Urgench — The Unconquered Phoenix of Khwarazm
Welcome to a city whose history resembles an epic drama of grandeur, betrayal, incredible fortitude, and eternal rebirth. Kunya-Urgench (Old Urgench) is not merely an archaeological…
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Gonur Depe — The Abode of Kings and Magi of the Forgotten Oxus Civilisation
If you once thought that the history of great civilisations was limited to Egypt, Mesopotamia, India, and China, then the sands of the Karakum are ready…
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Ancient Merv — The Great Legacy of the Silk Road and the ‘Mother of the World’
Welcome to a place that for millennia bore the title ‘Maru-Shahu-Jan’ — ‘Merv, the Soul of Kings’. If human history were a necklace, Merv would be…
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Abiverd and Serakhs — The Forgotten Titans of Greater Khorasan
Abiverd and Serakhs — The Forgotten Titans of Greater Khorasan On the vast plains where the foothills of the Kopetdag meet the sands of the Karakum,…
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New Nisa — The Living Heart of the Parthian Oikumene
A compact guide to the Parthian legacy near Ashgabat.
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Nohur: The Mountain Citadel of Alexander’s Heirs and the Mystery of the Horned Necropolis
Nohur: The Mountain Citadel of Alexander’s Heirs and the Mystery of the Horned Necropolis High in the misty embrace of the Kopet Dag Mountains, where rocky…
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Mashad-ata Necropolis — The Sacred Mystery of the ‘Sons of Iskander’ in the Silence of Dekhistan
Five to seven kilometres north of the majestic yet formidable walls of ancient Dekhistan, amidst shifting sands and the sun-cracked earth of the Misrian Plain, lies…
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