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A picturesque play of colours of different shades of blue during the crossing of a pontoon bridge over the Amu Darya near Urgench, Uzbekistan. Credit: Joachim Bohndorf (Germany)

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A picturesque play of colours of different shades of blue during the crossing of a pontoon bridge over the Amu Darya near Urgench, Uzbekistan. Credit: Joachim Bohndorf (Germany)

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The pontoon bridge over the Amu Darya near Urgench in Uzbekistan makes it possible to cross the mighty body of water. Credit: Joachim Bohndorf

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The pontoon bridge over the Amu Darya near Urgench in Uzbekistan makes it possible to cross the mighty body of water. Credit: Joachim Bohndorf

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]]> https://novastan.org/en/photo-of-the-day/land-and-water/feed/ 0 Chilpik Kala https://novastan.org/en/photo-of-the-day/chilpik-kala/ https://novastan.org/en/photo-of-the-day/chilpik-kala/#respond Sun, 11 Apr 2021 03:00:00 +0000 https://novastan.org/en/?p=40004 Chilpik Kala

The fortress “Chilpik Kala” is on the way from Nukus to Urgench. Originally it was a Zoroastrian burial place. The dead were brought here so that the sun and birds could decompose the corpse. The stairs were built in 2019 to make the fortress more accessible to visitors. Credit : Simon Kretschmer (Germany) Find all […]

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The fortress “Chilpik Kala” is on the way from Nukus to Urgench. Originally it was a Zoroastrian burial place. The dead were brought here so that the sun and birds could decompose the corpse. The stairs were built in 2019 to make the fortress more accessible to visitors.

Credit : Simon Kretschmer (Germany)

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