Residential blocks line the streets of the town of Daşoguz, 455 km north of Ashgabat. Outside the Turkmen capital, the abundance of gold and marble is less ubiquitous. The architecture, however, continues to set the same tone: white on white.

Photo credits : Anton Pfaller (Germany, @apr_jnr)

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