Baýramaly, Turkmenistan
The Great Kyz Kala is a large ruined fortress in the ancient city of Merv, now in Turkmenistan. It is an example of a köshk or kushk type of fortress: an earthen building built on a raised platform, with exterior walls formed of large vertical engaged columns with large corrugations. These fortresse
s are equipped with internal palatial rooms, often decorated. It occupied an area of 1,569.84 square metres (16,897.6 sq ft).
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