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Turkmenistan, Ancient Merv. September/14/2007. A setting sun descends toward the North gate of Sultan Kala at the Ancient Merv archaeological park.

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Turkmenistan, Ancient Merv. September/17/2007. A lone camel silhouetted against a desert sunset.

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Turkmenistan, Ancient Merv. September/11/2007. Early morning mist hangs below the former citadel or Erk Kala at the Ancient Merv archaeological park.

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Turkmenistan, Ancient Merv. October/10/2007. Portrait of Parahat, a workman with the Ancient Merv project.

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Turkmenistan, Ancient Merv. September/2007. Shadow portrait made inside a Timurid Icehouse at Ancient Merv.

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Turkmenistan, Ancient Merv. September/18/2007. The mausoleum of Sultan Sanjar silhouetted against a mid-morning sun.

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Turkmenistan, Ancient Merv. September/2007. Looking up; the interior of a Timurid Ice House at Ancient Merv.

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Turkmenistan, Ancient Merv. September/2007. A former Soviet-era work truck stalled in the desert.

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Turkmenistan, Mary. September/2007. The interior of a Russian Orthodox church in Mary.

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Turkmenistan, Mary. September/2007. The interior of a Russian Orthodox church in Mary.

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Turkmenistan, Mary. September/2007. Turkmen women from the village of Bairam Ali.

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Turkmenistan, Mary. October/11/2007. A wall hanging of Gurbanguly Berdimuhadmedow, the current president of Turkmenistan.

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Turkmenistan, Chardzhou. September/16/2007. TV Satellite dishes characteristic of apartment blocks across Turkmenistan.

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Turkmenistan, Bairam Ali. October/09/2007. Cotton fields at sunset in the village of Bairam Ali.

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Turkmenistan, Bairam Ali. October/05/2007. A cart brings feed back to the village of Bairam Ali.

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Turkmenistan, Kara Kum. September/14/2007. Driving through the Kara Kum (black sand) desert of Turkmenistan.

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Turkmenistan, Kara Kum. September/14/2007. Life in the Kara Kum desert. 1/2.

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Turkmenistan, Kara Kum. September/14/2007. Life in the Kara Kum desert. 2/2.

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Turkmenistan, Ancient Merv. September/07/2007. A small blade of grass illuminated by the setting sun.

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Turkmenistan, Ancient Merv. September/07/2007. An ant balances on the end of camel thorn, a tasty snack for famished dromedaries.

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Turkmenistan, Chardzhou. September/16/2007. Two girls look over the city of Chardzhou, close to the border with Uzbekistan.

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Turkmenistan, Ancient Merv. September/13/2007. A portrait of Arslan, a workman with the Ancient Merv project.

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Turkmenistan, Ancient Merv. September/13/2007. Morning light on the mausoleum of Sultan Sanjar at the Ancient Merv archaeological park.

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Turkmenistan, Ancient Merv. September/17/2007. Sunset on the palatial ruins of Shariar Ark at the Ancient Merv archaeological park.

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Turkmenistan, Ancient Merv. October/02/2007. Sunrise on the mausoleum of Sultan Sanjar and the ruins of Erk Kala at the ancient Merv archaeological park.