"mud-brick structure"

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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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17 November 2018

Courtyard of Narin Castle, a mud-brick fort in the town of Meybod, Iran on September 18, 2018. The structure is over two thousand years old.

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17 November 2018

Courtyard of Narin Castle, a mud-brick fort in the town of Meybod, Iran on September 18, 2018. The structure is over two thousand years old.

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21 December 2017

Snow covered Ushguli village at the foot of Mt. Shkhara in Georgia. Ushguli is part of the Upper Svaneti area that is in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. People still life in a rural way and use their old heritage, their unique towers. It is also one of the highest inhabited village in Europe.

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21 December 2017

Snow covered Ushguli village at the foot of Mt. Shkhara in Georgia. Ushguli is part of the Upper Svaneti area that is in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. People still life in a rural way and use their old heritage, their unique towers. It is also one of the highest inhabited village in Europe.

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21 December 2017

Snow covered Ushguli village at the foot of Mt. Shkhara in Georgia. Ushguli is part of the Upper Svaneti area that is in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. People still life in a rural way and use their old heritage, their unique towers. It is also one of the highest inhabited village in Europe.

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21 December 2017

Snow covered Ushguli village at the foot of Mt. Shkhara in Georgia. Ushguli is part of the Upper Svaneti area that is in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. People still life in a rural way and use their old heritage, their unique towers. It is also one of the highest inhabited village in Europe.

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21 December 2017

Snow covered Ushguli village at the foot of Mt. Shkhara in Georgia. Ushguli is part of the Upper Svaneti area that is in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. People still life in a rural way and use their old heritage, their unique towers. It is also one of the highest inhabited village in Europe.

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21 December 2017

Snow covered Ushguli village at the foot of Mt. Shkhara in Georgia. Ushguli is part of the Upper Svaneti area that is in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. People still life in a rural way and use their old heritage, their unique towers. It is also one of the highest inhabited village in Europe.

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21 December 2017

Snow covered Ushguli village at the foot of Mt. Shkhara in Georgia. Ushguli is part of the Upper Svaneti area that is in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. People still life in a rural way and use their old heritage, their unique towers. It is also one of the highest inhabited village in Europe.

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