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Walking The Wakhan Valley Mountain Range

A Valley Between Giants

by Leonie Sontheimer

In a hidden corner of central Asia, surrounded by two mountain ranges and four countries, lies the Wakhan Valley. Once upon a time, Marco Polo traversed this valley; today, not even the Taliban make it here...

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The Wakhan Valley
Ani, a national emblems for Armenia, remains achingly out of reach to modern Armenians.
The Decay of an Ancient Armenian Village in Turkey

The Beautiful Ruins

by Sean Williams

Located within binocular-viewing distance of the Armenian border, the Turkish historical ruin of Ani stands as a site of possible reconciliation between bitter foes. But politicization and a lack of preservation suggest otherwise.

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