This crumbling 7th-century koshk (fortress) outside the walls of Merv is interesting for its ‘petrified stockade’ walls. Constructed by the Sassanians in the 7th century, it was still in use by Seljuq sultans, 600 years later, as a function room. Great Kyz Kala, along with its pair, Little Kyz Kala, are some of the most symbolic and ...

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The Great Kyz Kala is a former fortress (7th-8th century) at the archaeological site of Merv or Antioch in Margiana, in Turkmenistan. Merv used to be on the Silk Road. The entire Merv site is a UNESCO World Heritage Site regardless of the construction period. The Great Kyz Kala is the largest of five fortresses around the fortress of Sultan Kala, part of Merv.

Great Kyz Kala, Merv, Turkmenistán The Great Kyz Kala, or “Maiden’s Castle,” is the largest in a group of buildings outside the west wall of Sultan Kala, which includes, the Lesser Kyz Kala, 250 meters (820 feet) to the south, the Kyz Bibi complex, approximately 300 meters to the north-east, and two more köshks, or […]

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