1.0Novastan Englishhttps://novastan.org/enNovastanhttps://novastan.org/en/author/novastan/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="lEpvLf9Y8i"><a href="https://novastan.org/en/photo-of-the-day/towers-of-stone/">Towers of stone</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://novastan.org/en/photo-of-the-day/towers-of-stone/embed/#?secret=lEpvLf9Y8i" width="600" height="338" title="“Towers of stone” — Novastan English" data-secret="lEpvLf9Y8i" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://novastan.org/en/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://novastan.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2021/03/IMG_20200613_201634-min-scaled.jpg25601920Directly next to the fortress Gyaur Kala at the edge of Nukus, in western Uzbekistan, there is the cemetery Mizdakhan, which dates back to pre-Islamic times. The mosque, whose ruin can be seen here in the picture, is said to have been built by Adam according to legend. When the last stone falls to the […]