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City in Golestan province, Iran
Photo: Alireza Javaheri, CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Aqqala is a city of 35,000 people (2016) in northern Iran, 20 km north of the larger city of Gorgan.
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The bridge was constructed in the 9th century with repairs being made later during the Safavid dynasty.
or the Great Wall of Alexander, دیوار بزرگ گرگان
The remains of a 200-km wall run several kilometers north of the town from Gomishan east to the Golidagh mountains. It is believed to have been built in the 6th century CE.
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