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Mali, Djenne. Market stalls beside the Mosque of Djenne, or Grande Mosquee, one of Africa's most striking mud brick buildings.
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Turkey, Eastern Anatolia, village of Harran, interior of a beehive mud brick house
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Yemen, Hadhramaut, Shibam. The mud-built skyscrapers of Shibam, often referred to as the 'Manhattan of the Desert'.
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Saudi Arabia, Madinah, Al-Ula. The small yet striking castle of Musa Abdul Nasser rises in the midst of the crumbling mud-brick houses of Old Al-Ula, an oasis occupying the site of an ancient city called Dedan.
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Yemen, Hadhramaut, Wadi Do'an, Khuraibah. A mixture of recent, old and derelict traditional Hadhramaut buildings.
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Young man standing in traditional Desia Kondh tribal village street, mud bricks drying in the sun, Bissam Cuttack, Orissa, India, Asia
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A tour guide explains the bas relief designs carved into the adobe walls of the Huaca Arco Iris (Rainbow Temple),near Trujillo in northern Peru. The site is from the Chimu period between AD 850 and 1470.
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Beehive houses built of brick and mud, Srouj village, Syria, Middle East
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Mali, Timbuktu or Tombouctou. A man strolls past the town's 15th-century Sankore Mosque built of baked mud bricks
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Saudi Arabia, Jouf, Domat al-Jandal. Standing alongside the ruined mud-brik remains of old Domat al-Jandal, the Mosque of Omar is believed to have been founded by Omar bin al-Khattab (the second caliph) and is one of the county's oldest surviving mosques.
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Donkey beside beehive houses built of brick and mud, Srouj village, Syria, Middle East
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Passengers cram the top of a packed camion leaving the ancient trading city of Djenne after the Monday Market. The city comes alive with the famous market at the foot of the Grand Mosque
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A desert kasbah backing onto the giant sand dunes of Erg Chebbi in eastern Morocco.
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Mali,Sirimou. A domestic scene at the Bozo village of Sirimou with the beautiful mud-built Sudan-style mosque rising in the background.
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Mali,Niger Inland Delta. Dwarfed by minarets,the imam of Kotaka Mosque calls the faithful to prayers from the roof of the mosque.
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Mali,Timbuktu. The Sankore Mosque at Timbuktu which was built in the 14th century by an architect from Granada who was commissioned by the Malian emperor Mansa Musa to design a mosque around which Sankore University was established.
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Bas relief design etched into the walls of the Huaca Arco Iris (Rainbow Temple) - a Chimu site near Trujillo,Peru
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Mali,Gao,Hombori. Two men pass by the imam's house at Hombori which is a traditional mud-brick structure in the Sudanese style of architecture.
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Yemen, Hadhramaut, Wadi Do'an, Ribat Ba-Ashan. A happy Yemeni man holds his AK-47.
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Mali,Niger Inland Delta. Dwarfed by minarets,the imam of Kotaka Mosque calls the faithful to prayers from the roof of the mosque.
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Mali,Djenne. The Great Mosque of Djenne - constructed in 1907 on the foundations of a 13th century mosque built by King Koy Konboro,the 26th ruler of Djenne. This very beautiful mosque is the largest mud structure in the world. The residents of the town turn out every year to undertake repairs.
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Mali,Timbuktu. Two Tuareg men chat outside the 14th century Djingareiber Mosque - the Great Mosque - at Timbuktu.
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A pilgrim emerges from prayers at a traditional mud mosque near Djenne in Mali. Andrew Watson
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Mali,Senossa. Two Peul women prepare skeins of cotton yarn from the long lengths they had spun round the walls of their home. Mali is Africa's second largest cotton producer.
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Mali,Senossa. A Peul man enters the beautiful mud-built Sudan-style mosque at Senossa,a short distance from Djenne .
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Mali,Niger Inland Delta. The mosque at Kotaka,a village on the banks of the Niger River.
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Mali,Senossa. A Peul woman with skeins of cotton yarn prepared from the long lengths she and others had spun round the walls of their home. Mali is Africa's second largest cotton producer.
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A Nubian girl stand in an archway at the village of Qubbat Selim. Traditional Nubian architecture. Traditional Nubian architecture and plasterwork of a fine archway to a house and its courtyard at Qubbat Selim.
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Remains of a Buddhist stupa, circa 3rd century Ad.Height 6 metres. Niya, north of Minfeng. This single ruined stupa of modest size stands at the centre of the site. It was built of mud-brick before 300AD and consists of a cylindrical dome on a square base.
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Mali,Djenne. The Great Mosque of Djenne - constructed in 1907 on the foundations of a 13th century mosque built by King Koy Konboro,the 26th ruler of Djenne. This very beautiful mosque is the largest mud structure in the world.
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Mali,Mopti. A cluster of fine millet granaries at a Bobo village near Mopti. The small community of Bobo people is Christian.
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Yemen, Hadhramaut, Wadi Do'an, Khuraibah. A view of the oasis in Wadi Do'an.
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Traditional Nubian architecture,plasterwork and decoration of the doorways and compounds to houses at Qubbat Selim.
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Mali,Niger Inland Delta. An attractive village on the banks of the Niger River south of Dire.
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The well preserved adobe ruins of the Tschudi Royal Compound in the Chimu site of Chan Chan in northern Peru. Built around 1300 AD and covering 28 square km,Chan Chan is the largest pre-columbian city in the Americas and largest adobe settlement in the world.
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Traditional Nubian architecture,plasterwork and decoration of the doorways and compounds to houses at Qubbat Selim.
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Detail of decoration on minaret dating from 12th century, including Kufic inscription in turquoise glazed tiles, Minaret of Jam, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ghor (Ghur, Ghowr) Province, Afghanistan, Asia
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Mali,Niger Inland Delta. An old man makes his way to Kotaka Mosque carrying a plastic teapot containing water for washing his feet before praying.
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Mali,Niger Inland Delta. The minarets of Kotaka Mosque. This large mosque dominates Kotaka village situated on the banks of the Niger River.
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An old entrance door to the 14th century Djingareiber Mosque - the Great Mosque - at Timbuktu.
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Mali,Niger Inland Delta. An attractive mosque built in Sudan-style architecture at a small village on the banks of the Niger River north of Mopti.
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Tourists gather at the top of the Huaca Arco Iris (Rainbow Temple) near Trujillo,northern Peru. The adobe structure is one of the best preserved Chimu sites in the region.
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Mali, Djenne. The celebrated Mosque of Djenne, or Grande Mosquee, one of Africa's most striking mud brick buildings.
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Morocco, Ait Benhaddou, nr Ouarzazate. The decaying interior of a traditional pise, or mud brick, kasbah at Ait Benhaddou displays many utensils of rural Berber life.
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The pyramidal,adobe walls of the Huaca Arco Iris (Rainbow Temple) decorated with elaborate relief carvings. The temple is from the Chimu empire - lasting from about AD 850 to 1470.
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Mali,Timbuktu. The 14th century Djingareiber Mosque - the Great Mosque - at Timbuktu.
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Yemen, Hadhramaut, Wadi Do'an, Ribat Ba-Ashan. The view from the top of Wadi Do'an Plateau.
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Yemen, Hadhramaut, Wadi Do'an, Ribat Ba-Ashan. An early morning view from the canyon wall.
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Beehive houses built of brick and mud, Srouj village, Syria, Middle East
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Mali,Djenne. A distinctive mud-built house of the unique Tukulor-style architecture. Building is an art form in Djenne and the master masons or bareys are revered as artists.
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Multi-storey mud brick houses, Habban, Lower Hadramaut, Yemen, Middle East
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Yemen, Hadhramaut, Wadi Do'an. Traditional buildings at the side of the Wadi.
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Traditional mud brick buildings, Figuig, province of Figuig, Oriental Region, Morocco, North Africa, Africa
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Mud brick mosque in Timbuktu (Mali, Africa). A mud-brick is made of a mixture of clay, mud, sand, and water mixed with a binding material such as rice husks or straw. They let them dry in the sun for some days.
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background texture of a brick wall with a pipe running through it
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Man on donkey in front of beehive houses built of brick and mud, Srouj village, Syria, Middle East
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Worker's Village in the Rain, Near Xiwuzhumuqinqi, Inner Mongolia, China
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Mud brick mosque in Timbuktu (Mali, Africa). A mud-brick is made of a mixture of clay, mud, sand, and water mixed with a binding material such as rice husks or straw. They let them dry in the sun for some days.
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Mud brick mosque in Timbuktu (Mali, Africa). A mud-brick is made of a mixture of clay, mud, sand, and water mixed with a binding material such as rice husks or straw. They let them dry in the sun for some days.
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