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RUIN OE AN OLD MOSQUE IN THE LOWER PORTION OF THE MERV OASIS WHERE 

 CULTIVATION HAS NOW BEEN GIVEN UP 



RUINS IN THE UPPER PORTION OE THE MERV OASIS WHERE CULTIVATION IS STILL 



CARRIED ON 



In the background may be seen the mud walls of the last of the great cities of Merv 



