"mud-brick"

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25 May 2025

An Iranian tourism activist visits a mud-brick structure known as the City of Dwarves, located on the western edge of the Lut Desert near the city of Kerman, 1,335 kilometers (830 miles) southeast of Tehran, Iran, on May 22, 2025. The City of Dwarves of Shahdad, which archaeological reports indicate dates back more than five thousand years, is one of the most mysterious ancient sites in Iran. It is located on the western edge of the Lut Desert, near the city of Shahdad in Kerman Province. This ancient city is known as the ''City of Dwarves'' due to its unique architecture and the small size of its houses, alleys, and living facilities.

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25 May 2025

An Iranian tourism activist visits a mud-brick structure known as the City of Dwarves, located on the western edge of the Lut Desert near the city of Kerman, 1,335 kilometers (830 miles) southeast of Tehran, Iran, on May 22, 2025. The City of Dwarves of Shahdad, which archaeological reports indicate dates back more than five thousand years, is one of the most mysterious ancient sites in Iran. It is located on the western edge of the Lut Desert, near the city of Shahdad in Kerman Province. This ancient city is known as the ''City of Dwarves'' due to its unique architecture and the small size of its houses, alleys, and living facilities.

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25 May 2025

A general view shows a mud-brick structure known as the City of Dwarves, located on the western edge of the Lut Desert near the city of Kerman, 1,335 kilometers (830 miles) southeast of Tehran, Iran, on May 22, 2025. The City of Dwarves of Shahdad, which archaeological reports indicate dates back more than five thousand years, is one of the most mysterious ancient sites in Iran. It is located on the western edge of the Lut Desert, near the city of Shahdad in Kerman Province. This ancient city is known as the ''City of Dwarves'' due to its unique architecture and the small size of its houses, alleys, and living facilities.

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25 May 2025

Iranian photographer Herbert Greg Karim Masihi and tourism activists visit a mud-brick structure known as the City of Dwarves, located on the western edge of the Lut Desert near the city of Kerman, 1,335 kilometers (830 miles) southeast of Tehran, Iran, on May 22, 2025. The City of Dwarves of Shahdad, which according to archaeological reports dates back more than five thousand years, is one of the most mysterious ancient sites in Iran. It is located on the western edge of the Lut Desert, near the city of Shahdad in Kerman Province. This ancient city is known as the ''City of Dwarves'' due to its unique architecture and the small size of its houses, alleys, and living facilities.

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25 May 2025

Iranian photographer Herbert Greg Karim Masihi visits a mud-brick structure known as the City of Dwarves, located on the western edge of the Lut Desert near the city of Kerman, 1,335 kilometers (830 miles) southeast of Tehran, Iran, on May 22, 2025. The City of Dwarves of Shahdad, which according to archaeological reports dates back more than five thousand years, is one of the most mysterious ancient sites in Iran, located on the western edge of the Lut Desert, near the city of Shahdad in Kerman Province. This ancient city is known as the ''City of Dwarves'' due to its unique architecture and the small size of its houses, alleys, and living facilities.

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25 May 2025

Iranian photographer Herbert Greg Karim Masihi (center left) and tourism activists visit a mud-brick structure known as the City of Dwarves, located on the western edge of the Lut Desert near the city of Kerman, 1,335 kilometers (830 miles) southeast of Tehran, Iran, on May 22, 2025. The City of Dwarves of Shahdad, which according to archaeological reports dates back more than five thousand years, is one of the most mysterious ancient sites in Iran, located on the western edge of the Lut Desert, near the city of Shahdad in Kerman Province. This ancient city is known as the ''City of Dwarves'' due to its unique architecture and the small size of its houses, alleys, and living facilities.

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4 February 2025

A man stands outside an old house made of mud and bricks in Narwaw Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir, India, on February 4, 2025.

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2 June 2023

Sickle in the wall of a traditional mud-brick village home in Ait Benhaddou, Morocco, Africa.

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2 June 2023

Berber woman dressed in fancy attire during a festival in Ait Benhaddou, Morocco, Africa.

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2 June 2023

Berber woman dressed in fancy attire during a festival in Ait Benhaddou, Morocco, Africa.

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2 June 2023

Historic village of Ait Benhaddou (Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou) in Morocco, Africa. The village of Ait Benhaddou sits on top of a hill and protects a series of Kasbahs and Ksour earth houses.

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8 February 2023

Women wearing traditional black 'haik' body cloaks in the remote mountain town of Risine deep in the High Atlas Mountains in Morocco, Africa.

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8 February 2023

Boys ride bicycles along a road winding through the Dades Gorge in the Dades Valley deep in the High Atlas Mountains in Dades, Morocco, Africa.

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8 February 2023

Riad Bleu Afriqua hotel and cafe located in the Dades Gorge in the Dades Valley deep in the High Atlas Mountains in Dades, Morocco, Africa.

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3 February 2023

Berber woman spinning wool on a small spindle in the courtyard of her home in the historic village of Ait Benhaddou (Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou) in Morocco, Africa. The village of Ait Benhaddou sits on top of a hill and protects a series of Kasbahs and Ksour earth houses.

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3 February 2023

Berber woman spinning wool on a small spindle in the courtyard of her home in the historic village of Ait Benhaddou (Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou) in Morocco, Africa. The village of Ait Benhaddou sits on top of a hill and protects a series of Kasbahs and Ksour earth houses.

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