Letty wrote:Well, Francis. It must be a mosque in the Karakum desert, but as usual, I cannot find the picture.
I'd thaught, it is a tomb - actually, around there, I found one looking quite similar ... if not identical :wink:
But I don't have the nERV to find the name of that town :wink:
Nerve, must be another hint from my friend Walter:
I found this, Francis:
Kunya-Urgench is situated in northwestern Turkmenistan
© UNESCO
The first, the Merv State Historical and Culture Park, was inscribed in 1999. It is the oldest and best preserved of the oasis-cities along the Silk Road of Central Asia. The second site, Kunya-Urgench, listed in 2005, is located in northwestern Turkmenistan. The old town contains a series of monuments mainly from the 11th to 16th centuries and was the former capital of the Khorezm region, part of the Achaemenid Empire. The monuments include a mosque, the gates of a caravanserai, fortresses, mausoleums and a minaret. The monuments testify to outstanding achievements in architecture and craftsmanship whose influence reached Iran and Afghanistan, and later the architecture of the Mogul Empire of 16th-century India.
Turkmenistan boasts two sites on the World Heritage List. The first, the Merv State Historical and Culture Park, was inscribed in 1999. It is the oldest and best preserved of the oasis-cities along the Silk Road of Central Asia. The second site, Kunya-Urgench, listed in 2005, is located in northwestern Turkmenistan. The old town contains a series of monuments mainly from the 11th to 16th centuries and was the former capital of the Khorezm region, part of the Achaemenid Empire. The monuments include a mosque, the gates of a caravanserai, fortresses, mausoleums and a minaret. The monuments testify to outstanding achievements in architecture and craftsmanship whose influence reached Iran and Afghanistan, and later the architecture of the Mogul Empire of 16th-century India.
Turkmenistan joined UNESCO on August 17, 1993. The country is covered by the Organization's Tehran Office, located in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
sorry if some of that info is redundant. So, Francis, I am going with Merv
Letty wrote:Nerve, must be another hint from my friend Walter:
One of my frequent typos, really ...
You mean it is not Merv? Oh, no. wrong again.<smile>
Don't be sorry, Francis. I have so enjoyed looking at places. Google often tells me: This page cannot be displayed, when I try to post a picture.
I am certain Walter knows the place. I think I have exhausted my resources.
Some deserts are ... like a park - at least for bureaucrats, I think.
(And such lists the "UNEP-WCMC".)
Walter, if those were hints, how can I be certain they are not typo's?<smile>
I will keep searching, but I'm afraid I am lost in the desert, and very thirsty. Fata Morgana!
In such case, you have to create your own "biosphere", Miss Letty.
ah, if only, Francis. Is this the place?
No, Miss Letty.
Walter's picture is right.
Well, I had hoped that it was here. Can't say that I give up easily at least. It helped to have a cool drink of Florida water from my fridge.
Dekhistan
Dekhistan is considered the most important medieval oasis of south-west Turkmenistan. Here once was located the City of Misrian which reached its maximum splendour when it belonged to the Shahs of Khoresm. Having been destroyed by the Mongols, It died out at the end of the Xth century Because of the interruption of the Irrigation system.
Well, whose turn is it, then?
ok, Walter. Where and who?
Inspired by hamburger.
Good morning, Dutchy. Yes, Europe.
Good mornong my friend, Germany?
