It was an important point along the Silk Road going west.
The city was formed on an islet in the middle of a river, so it had natural defenses instead of walls.
It was abandoned after its destruction by Genghis Khan in the 13th century.
A man riding below the ruins.
The dry, desert dirt of the ruins.
Watch out, the walls are collapsing.
The Monastary, one of the few pictures that I have labeled.
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