Bayramaly, Turkmenistan
Great Kyz Kala
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 fortresses are equipped with internal palatial rooms, often decorated.
- City
- Bayramaly
- Country
- Turkmenistan
- Category
- Historic
- Suggested visit
- About 90 minutes
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