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ᴘᴏᴘᴘʏ

ɪs ᴀ ғʟᴏᴡᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴘʟᴀɴᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴜʙғᴀᴍɪʟʏ ᴘᴀᴘᴀᴠᴇʀᴏɪᴅᴇᴀᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ ᴘᴀᴘᴀᴠᴇʀᴀᴄᴇᴀᴇ. ᴘᴏᴘᴘɪᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ʜᴇʀʙᴀᴄᴇᴏᴜs ᴘʟᴀɴᴛs, ᴏғᴛᴇɴ ɢʀᴏᴡɴ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴄᴏʟᴏᴜʀғᴜʟ ғʟᴏᴡᴇʀs. ᴏɴᴇ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴇs ᴏғ ᴘᴏᴘᴘʏ, ᴘᴀᴘᴀᴠᴇʀ sᴏᴍɴɪғᴇʀᴜᴍ, ɪs ᴛʜᴇ sᴏᴜʀᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴀʀᴄᴏᴛɪᴄ ᴅʀᴜɢ ᴏᴘɪᴜᴍ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀɪɴs ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀғᴜʟ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴄɪɴᴀʟ ᴀʟᴋᴀʟᴏɪᴅs sᴜᴄʜ ᴀs ᴍᴏʀᴘʜɪɴᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀs ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴜsᴇᴅ sɪɴᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴄɪᴇɴᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇs ᴀs ᴀɴ ᴀɴᴀʟɢᴇsɪᴄ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴀʀᴄᴏᴛɪᴄ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴄɪɴᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇᴄʀᴇᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴅʀᴜɢ. ɪᴛ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴇs ᴇᴅɪʙʟᴇ sᴇᴇᴅs. ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴇɴᴄʜ ᴡᴀʀғᴀʀᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏᴘᴘʏ ғɪᴇʟᴅs ᴏғ ғʟᴀɴᴅᴇʀs ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴡᴀʀ ɪ, ᴘᴏᴘᴘɪᴇs ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴀ sʏᴍʙᴏʟ ᴏғ ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙʀᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ sᴏʟᴅɪᴇʀs ᴡʜᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴅɪᴇᴅ ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴡᴀʀᴛɪᴍᴇ.aa

ᴍᴇsʀ ᴅᴇsᴇʀᴛ

ᴍᴇsʀ ɪs ᴀ ᴠɪʟʟᴀɢᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇsᴇʀᴛ ᴀʀᴇᴀ  ɪɴ ᴊᴀɴᴅᴀǫ ʀᴜʀᴀʟ ᴅɪsᴛʀɪᴄᴛ, ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴇɴᴛʀᴀʟ ᴅɪsᴛʀɪᴄᴛ ᴏғ ᴋʜᴜʀ ᴀɴᴅ ʙɪᴀʙᴀɴᴀᴋ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʏ, ɪsғᴀʜᴀɴ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪɴᴄᴇ, ɪʀᴀɴ.

ᴛʜɪs ᴅᴇsᴇʀᴛ ʀᴇᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛs ᴀɴ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇsᴛɪɴɢ sᴄᴇɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇɢʀᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴘᴇʀғᴏʀᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ɢᴇᴏᴍᴏʀᴘʜɪᴄ ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴇᴏʟᴏɢɪᴄ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇssᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʟɪᴍᴀᴛᴇ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇs.
ʀᴇᴀᴄʜɪɴɢ ᴍᴇsʀ ɪs ᴇᴀsʏ, ᴀʟᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ʏᴏᴜ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ sᴇᴠᴇʀᴀʟ ᴛɪᴍᴇs ғʀᴏᴍ ᴍᴀᴊᴏʀ ᴄɪᴛɪᴇs ᴏғ ɪʀᴀɴ, ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ 250 ᴋɪʟᴏᴍᴇᴛᴇʀs ᴅʀɪᴠᴇ ᴏɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴀᴇɪɴ-ᴛᴀʙᴀs ʀᴏᴀᴅ ғʀᴏᴍ ɪsғᴀʜᴀɴ ᴡᴇsᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴇᴀsᴛ. ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴘᴀssɪɴɢ ғᴀʀᴏᴋʜɪ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴀsʀᴀʙᴀᴅ ᴠɪʟʟᴀɢᴇs, ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ᴀ sɪɢɴ sʜᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴏғғ-ʀᴏᴀᴅ ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ: ” ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅ ᴍᴇsʀ.” ᴀʟʟ ɪɴ ᴀʟʟ, ɪᴛ ɪs 420 ᴋᴍ ғʀᴏᴍ ɪsғᴀʜᴀɴ.

ᴜᴘᴏɴ 43 ᴋɪʟᴏᴍᴇᴛᴇʀs ᴅʀɪᴠᴇ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ sɪɢɴ ᴀᴄʀᴏss ᴛʜᴇ sᴀɴᴅ ʜɪʟʟs, 3 ɢʀᴇᴇɴ sᴘᴏᴛs ᴡɪʟʟ ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀ ғʀᴏᴍ ғᴀʀ, sɪᴍɪʟᴀʀ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ ᴇᴍᴇʀᴀʟᴅs ɴᴇxᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ. ғᴇᴡ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛs ʟᴀᴛᴇʀ, ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʙsᴏʟᴜᴛᴇ sɪʟᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴅᴇsᴇʀᴛ ɪs ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴʏ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪʟʟ ғɪɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜʀsᴇʟғ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ ᴇᴍᴇʀᴀʟᴅ ʟᴀɴᴅ, ᴀᴍɪʀᴀʙᴀᴅ.

ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴀᴅ ɪs ᴛᴏᴛᴀʟʟʏ ғʟᴀᴛ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɪs ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴀs ᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏɴᴅᴇʀs ᴏғ ɪʀᴀɴ’s ᴄᴇɴᴛʀᴀʟ ᴅᴇsᴇʀᴛ ᴀɴᴅ sᴜʀᴘʀɪsᴇs ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴇᴄᴏ-ᴛᴏᴜʀɪsᴛ.

ᴛʜᴇ sᴀɴᴅ ʜɪʟʟs ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠɪʟʟᴀɢᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴀs ᴛʜʀᴏɴᴇs sɪɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛʀᴏɴɢ ᴡɪɴᴅ ʜᴀs sʜᴀᴘᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ sᴜʀғᴀᴄᴇ, ғᴏʀᴍɪɴɢ sᴛʀᴀɴɢᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴛᴛʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ғɪɢᴜʀᴇs.
ᴛʜᴇ sᴜɴsᴇᴛ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴏɴʀɪsᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀʀs, ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴜɴᴇs, ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀᴍᴇʟs, ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴀᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ʜᴏᴜsᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇᴀʀ ᴛʜᴇ sɪʟᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇsᴇʀᴛ.

ᴄʜᴜʀᴀᴛ ʟᴀᴋᴇ (ᴍɪʏᴀɴsʜᴇ)

ɪɴ ᴍᴀᴢᴀɴᴅᴀʀᴀɴ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪɴᴄᴇ ɪs ʟᴏᴄᴀᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴄʜᴀʜᴀʀᴅᴀɴɢᴇʜ ɪɴ sᴀʀɪ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʏ. ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀᴋᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴀs ᴀ ʀᴇsᴜʟᴛ ᴏғ ᴀɴ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜǫᴜᴀᴋᴇ ɪɴ 1320 ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴀɴᴅsʟɪᴅᴇ ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ sᴘʀɪɴɢ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴄʟᴏsᴇᴅ ʙᴇsɪᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀᴋᴇ. ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀᴋᴇ ɪs ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ 2.5 ʜᴇᴄᴛᴀʀᴇs. ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴄʟᴏsᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴄʜᴜʀᴀᴛ ᴠɪʟʟᴀɢᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀᴋᴇ ɪs ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ᴄʜᴜʀᴀᴛ ʟᴀᴋᴇ. ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴅᴇᴄʀᴇᴀsᴇᴅ, ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴɪɴɢ ᴛʀᴇᴇs ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇs ᴀ sᴛᴜɴɴɪɴɢ ᴠɪᴇᴡ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴏᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀᴋᴇ. ᴛʜɪs ʟᴀᴋᴇ ɪs ᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏsᴛ ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛɪғᴜʟ ʀᴇᴄʀᴇᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴀᴛᴛʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ɪɴ ᴍᴀᴢᴀɴᴅᴀʀᴀɴ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪɴᴄᴇ

ᴊᴀʜᴀɴ ɴᴀᴍᴀ ᴠɪʟʟᴀɢᴇ

ɪs ᴀ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʀʏ sɪᴅᴇ ᴠɪʟʟᴀɢᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴘʀɪᴍɪᴛɪᴠᴇ ғᴀᴄɪʟɪᴛɪᴇs ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ʜᴀs ᴍᴜʟᴛɪᴘʟɪᴇᴅ ɪᴛs ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛʏ, ᴀs sᴛᴀʏɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴛʜɪs ᴅɪsᴛʀɪᴄᴛ ᴍᴀxɪᴍɪᴢᴇs ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴsʜɪᴘ ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴍᴀɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ.
ᴊᴀʜᴀɴ ɴᴀᴍᴀ ᴠɪʟʟᴀɢᴇ ʜᴀs sᴘᴇᴄᴛᴀᴄᴜʟᴀʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴜɴɪǫᴜᴇ sᴄᴇɴᴇs ғᴏʀ ɪᴛs ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴀʟ ᴘᴏsɪᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴇsᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟ ᴄʟɪᴍᴀᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʟsᴏ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴏғ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ʟᴏᴄᴀᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴊᴀʜᴀɴ ɴᴀᴍᴀ ᴘʀᴇsᴇʀᴠᴇᴅ ᴅɪsᴛʀɪᴄᴛ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴠɪᴇᴡ ᴏғ ʜᴇɪɢʜᴛs, sᴘʀɪɴɢs, ʀɪᴠᴇʀs ᴀɴᴅ ғᴏʀᴇsᴛs ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀɴ ɪɴᴄʀᴇᴅɪʙʟᴇ ғʀᴇsʜɴᴇss ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛʏ ᴇsᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟʟʏ ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ sᴇᴀsᴏɴs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʏᴇᴀʀ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴛᴏᴜʀɪsᴛs ᴀʀᴇ ᴀᴛᴛʀᴀᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜɪs ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ. ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇɪɢʜʙᴏʀɪɴɢ ʜᴇɪɢʜᴛs ᴏғ ᴛʜɪs ᴠɪʟʟᴀɢᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪɢʜ ᴄʟɪᴍᴀxᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴠᴀʀɪᴀʙʟᴇ ᴘʟᴀɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀɴɪᴍᴀʟ ᴄᴏᴠᴇʀᴀɢᴇ ɪs ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴀs ɪᴛs ᴜɴɪǫᴜᴇ ᴀᴛᴛʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴs.
ᴊᴀʜᴀɴ ɴᴀᴍᴀ ᴠɪʟʟᴀɢᴇ ɪs ʟᴏᴄᴀᴛᴇᴅ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪʟʟ sɪᴅᴇ ᴏғ ᴊᴀʜᴀɴ ɴᴀᴍᴀ ᴍᴏᴜɴᴛᴀɪɴ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ʜᴀs ᴀ 3 ᴛʜᴏᴜsᴀɴᴅ ᴀɴᴅ 86 ᴍᴇᴛᴇʀ ʜᴇɪɢʜᴛ ғʀᴏᴍ sᴇᴀ ʟᴇᴠᴇʟ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴍᴇᴀɴs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴊᴀʜᴀɴ ɴᴀᴍᴀ ɪs ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴡᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴏғᴛᴏᴘ ᴏғ ɢᴜʟɪsᴛᴀɴ.

ᴋᴀʀsʜᴀʜɪ ᴄᴀsᴛʟᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ ʙɪɢɢᴇsᴛ ᴀᴅᴏʙᴇ ᴄᴀsᴛʟᴇ ɪɴ ɪʀᴀɴ

ᴋᴀʀsʜᴀʜɪ ᴄᴀsᴛʟᴇ ɪs ʟᴏᴄᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴇᴀsᴛ ᴏғ ᴀʀᴀɴ ᴠᴀ ʙɪᴅɢᴏʟ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʏ, ɴᴏʀᴛʜ ᴏғ ᴀʙᴜᴢɪᴅ ᴀʙᴀᴅ, ᴄʟᴏsᴇ ᴛᴏ ʏᴀᴋʜ ᴀʙ ᴍᴏᴜɴᴛᴀɪɴ ɪɴ ɪsғᴀʜᴀɴ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪɴᴄᴇ, ɪʀᴀɴ.
ᴄᴏᴠᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴀɴ ᴀʀᴇᴀ ᴏғ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴ 4000 ᴍ2, ɪᴛ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ʙɪɢɢᴇsᴛ ᴀᴅᴏʙᴇ ᴄᴀsᴛʟᴇ ɪɴ ɪʀᴀɴ, ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴀʀɢ-ᴇ ʙᴀᴍ ᴅᴇsᴛʀᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ɪɴ 2003, ʀᴇɢɪsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ɪʀᴀɴ ɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ʜᴇʀɪᴛᴀɢᴇ ʟɪsᴛ.
ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏᴜɴᴅᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀsᴛʟᴇ ᴅᴀᴛᴇs ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴇ-ɪsʟᴀᴍɪᴄ ᴇʀᴀ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴsᴛʀᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀsᴛʟᴇ ᴡᴀs ʙᴜɪʟᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇɴᴏᴠᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ᴘᴇʀɪᴏᴅs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀsᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ɢᴏᴇs ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ ǫᴀᴊᴀʀ ᴇʀᴀ.
ᴛʜɪs ǫᴀᴊᴀʀ ᴄᴀsᴛʟᴇ, ғᴜʟʟʏ ᴄᴏɴsᴛʀᴜᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴏғ ᴍᴜᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴅᴏʙᴇ, ᴡᴀs ᴀ sᴛʀᴏɴɢ ғᴏʀᴛʀᴇss ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ᴘᴇʀɪᴏᴅs, sᴜᴄʜ ᴀs ᴍᴏɴɢᴏʟ sᴀᴠᴀɢᴇ ɪɴᴠᴀsɪᴏɴs. ᴡɪᴛʜ ғɪᴠᴇ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜᴛᴏᴡᴇʀs sᴜʀʀᴏᴜɴᴅᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴛʜɪᴄᴋ ᴡᴀʟʟs ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ᴍᴏᴀᴛ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇᴍ, ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀsᴛʟᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴘʀᴇᴠᴇɴᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴇᴍɪᴇs ғʀᴏᴍ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀsᴛʟᴇ. ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴀʟsᴏ sᴏᴍᴇ sᴇᴄʀᴇᴛ sᴜʙᴛᴇʀʀᴀɴᴇᴀɴ ᴛᴜɴɴᴇʟs ᴀɴᴅ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴘᴀssᴀɢᴇs ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴛʜᴇʏ ʀᴀɪᴅᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴇᴍɪᴇs ᴡʜᴏ ʙᴇsɪᴇɢᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀsᴛʟᴇ.

ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴇʀᴇ sᴏᴍᴇ ʀᴇᴀsᴏɴs ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀsᴛʟᴇ ɪᴍᴘʀᴇɢɴᴀʙʟᴇ. ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxɪsᴛᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴀǫᴜɪғᴇʀs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇɢɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴛʀᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ǫᴀɴᴀᴛ ɪɴsɪᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀsᴛʟᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴜɴᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴛᴏ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀsᴛʟᴇ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ʜᴀᴅ ᴅʀɪɴᴋɪɴɢ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ. ʜᴇɴᴄᴇ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴅɪᴅɴ’ᴛ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀsᴛʟᴇ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ sᴜʀʀᴏᴜɴᴅᴇᴅ. ᴍᴏʀᴇᴏᴠᴇʀ, ᴀ sɪᴅᴇ ᴇɴᴛʀᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀɪɴ ᴀᴄᴄᴇss ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀsᴛʟᴇ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ɪᴛ ᴅɪғғɪᴄᴜʟᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴇᴍɪᴇs ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏɴǫᴜᴇʀ ɪᴛ. ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴀ ᴘᴏᴏʟ ɴᴇxᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀsᴛʟᴇ ᴀs ᴡᴇʟʟ (ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛ ɪs sᴛɪʟʟ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ).
ᴋᴀʀsʜᴀʜɪ ᴄᴀsᴛʟᴇ ɪs ᴀʟsᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴀs ᴛʜɪᴇᴠᴇs’ ᴄᴀsᴛʟᴇ, sɪɴᴄᴇ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴇʀ ғᴏʀ ᴀ ʙᴀɴᴅ ᴏғ ʀᴏʙʙᴇʀs ᴡʜᴏ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋᴇᴅ ᴄᴀʀᴀᴠᴀɴs ɪɴ ǫᴀᴊᴀʀ ᴘᴇʀɪᴏᴅ.
ᴀᴘᴀʀᴛ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴍᴘʀᴇssɪᴠᴇ ᴀʀᴄʜɪᴛᴇᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀsᴛʟᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀɢɴɪғɪᴄᴇɴᴛ ᴠɪᴇᴡ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ sᴋʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇsᴇʀᴛ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀsᴛʟᴇ ɪs ᴀ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ᴀᴛᴛʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴜɴғᴏʀɢᴇᴛᴛᴀʙʟᴇ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴛʀᴀᴠᴇʟ ᴛᴏ ɪʀᴀɴ. ғʀᴏᴍ ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜᴛᴏᴡᴇʀs ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ sᴇᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʟᴏʀɪᴏᴜs ᴠɪᴇᴡ ᴏғ sᴜɴʀɪsᴇ ᴀɴᴅ sᴜɴsᴇᴛ. ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ ᴀʟsᴏ sᴛᴀʀɢᴀᴢᴇ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴀsᴛ ᴄʟᴇᴀʀ sᴋʏ ғᴜʟʟ ᴏғ sʜɪɴɪɴɢ sᴛᴀʀs ᴀᴛ ɴɪɢʜᴛ.
ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀʀᴇ sᴏᴍᴇ ʀᴏᴜᴛᴇs ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀsᴛʟᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ sʜᴏʀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴏɴᴇ ɪs ғʀᴏᴍ ᴍᴀᴛɪɴᴀʙᴀᴅ ᴠɪʟʟᴀɢᴇ, ɴᴇᴀʀ ʙᴀᴅʀᴜᴅ, ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ 23 ᴋᴍ; ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪʀᴛ ʀᴏᴀᴅ ᴍᴀʏ ʙᴇ ɪᴍᴘᴀssɪʙʟᴇ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ʜᴇᴀᴠʏ ʀᴀɪɴ.

ᴍᴀʀᴀɴᴊᴀʙ ᴅᴇsᴇʀᴛ

ᴍᴀʀᴀɴᴊᴀʙ ᴀʀᴀɴ ᴀɴᴅ ʙɪᴅɢᴏʟ
ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴏʀᴛʜᴇʀɴ ᴄɪᴛʏ ᴏғ ᴀʀᴀɴ ᴀɴᴅ ʙɪᴅɢᴏʟ ʟᴏᴄᴀᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ ɪsғᴀʜᴀɴ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪɴᴄᴇ. ᴛʜɪs ᴅᴇsᴇʀᴛ ғʀᴏᴍ ɴᴏʀᴛʜ ᴛᴏ sᴀʟᴛ ʟᴀᴋᴇ ᴀʀᴀɴ ᴀɴᴅ ʙɪᴅɢᴏʟ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴇsᴛ ᴅᴇsᴇʀᴛ ʟᴀᴋᴇs ɪssᴜᴇ ᴀɴᴅ sᴀʟᴛ ᴘᴏɴᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴄᴋ sᴜʟᴛᴀɴ ᴍᴏʀᴇʜ, ғʀᴏᴍ ᴇᴀsᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇsᴇʀᴛ sᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴀᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇsᴇʀᴛ ɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴘᴀʀᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ sᴏᴜᴛʜᴇʀɴ ᴄɪᴛʏ ᴏғ ᴀʀᴀɴ ᴀɴᴅ ʙɪᴅɢᴏʟ ɪs ʟɪᴍɪᴛᴇᴅ.

ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴠᴇʀᴀɢᴇ ʜᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ 850 ᴍᴇᴛᴇʀs ᴍᴀʀᴀɴᴊᴀʙ sᴇᴀ ʟᴇᴠᴇʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜᴇsᴛ ᴘᴏɪɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɪsʟᴀɴᴅ ɪs ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ 880 ᴍᴇᴛᴇʀs ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ sᴇᴀ ʟᴇᴠᴇʟ, ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴇᴇᴅs ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ sᴇᴄᴜʀɪᴛʏ, ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴍᴏᴅᴇʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴠᴀʀɪᴇᴛʏ ᴏғ ᴛᴏᴜʀɪsᴍ ᴀᴛᴛʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴs, ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪᴠᴇʀsɪᴛʏ ᴏғ ᴀɴɪᴍᴀʟ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴠᴇɢᴇᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ɪɴ ᴅᴇsᴇʀᴛ ᴀʀᴇᴀs ᴀ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴛᴏᴜʀɪsᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴᴠᴇsᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜɪs ᴀʀᴇᴀ ʜᴀs ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅʀᴀᴡ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴛᴏᴜʀɪsᴛs ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴇᴀ.
ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇsᴇʀᴛ ɪs ᴄᴏᴠᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴅᴜɴᴇs ᴀɴᴅ sᴀʙᴜʟᴏᴜs. ᴍᴀʀᴀɴᴊᴀʙ ɪs ᴠᴇʀʏ ʀɪᴄʜ ɪɴ ᴛᴇʀᴍs ᴏғ ᴠᴇɢᴇᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ.
ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀɪɴ ᴠᴇɢᴇᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴄᴏɴsɪsᴛs ᴏғ sᴀʟᴛ-ғʀɪᴇɴᴅʟʏ ᴘʟᴀɴᴛs ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅɪɴɢ ᴛᴀᴍᴀʀɪsᴋ ᴛʀᴇᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴜsʜᴇs ᴀʀᴄʜ ᴀɴᴅ ɪs ǫʏᴄʜ.

ᴀʟʙᴏʀᴢ ᴅᴀᴍ

ᴀʟʙᴏʀᴢ ᴅᴀᴍ ɪs ᴀ ᴅᴀᴍ ʙᴜɪʟᴅɪɴɢ ɪɴ ɪʀᴀɴ .ɪᴛ ɪs ʟᴏᴄᴀᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴍᴀᴢᴀɴᴅᴀʀᴀɴ , ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴏʀᴛʜ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʀʏ, 140 ᴋᴍ ᴇᴀsᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴀʟ ᴛᴇʜʀᴀɴ . ᴀʟʙᴏʀᴢ ᴅᴀᴍ ɪs 298 ᴍᴇᴛᴇʀs ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ sᴇᴀ ʟᴇᴠᴇʟ.
ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇʀʀᴀɪɴ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴀʟʙᴏʀᴢ ᴅᴀᴍ ɪs ʜɪʟʟʏ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴏʀᴛʜᴇᴀsᴛ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ sᴏᴜᴛʜᴡᴇsᴛ ɪᴛ ɪs ᴍᴏᴜɴᴛᴀɪɴᴏᴜs. ᴀʟʙᴏʀᴢ ᴅᴀᴍ ɪs ʟᴏᴄᴀᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴠᴀʟʟᴇʏ.
ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʟʙᴏʀᴢ ᴅᴀᴍ, ɪᴛ ɪs ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ sᴘᴀʀsᴇʟʏ ᴘᴏᴘᴜʟᴀᴛᴇᴅ, ᴡɪᴛʜ 34 ɪɴʜᴀʙɪᴛᴀɴᴛs ᴘᴇʀ sǫᴜᴀʀᴇ ᴋɪʟᴏᴍᴇᴛᴇʀ.

ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇᴀʀᴇsᴛ ʟᴀʀɢᴇʀ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴛʏ ɪs āʟāsʜᴛ , 18.3 ᴋᴍ sᴏᴜᴛʜ ᴏғ ᴀʟʙᴏʀᴢ ᴅᴀᴍ. ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴜʀʀᴏᴜɴᴅɪɴɢs ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʟʙᴏʀᴢ ᴅᴀᴍ, ᴍᴀɪɴʟʏ ᴍɪxᴇᴅ ғᴏʀᴇsᴛ ɢʀᴏᴡs .
ᴀ ᴄᴏᴏʟ sᴛᴇᴘᴘᴇ ᴄʟɪᴍᴀᴛᴇ ᴘʀᴇᴠᴀɪʟs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴇᴀ. 

ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴠᴇʀᴀɢᴇ ᴀɴɴᴜᴀʟ ᴛᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇɪɢʜʙᴏʀʜᴏᴏᴅ ɪs 11 ° ᴄ . ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏᴛᴛᴇsᴛ ᴍᴏɴᴛʜ ɪs ᴀᴜɢᴜsᴛ, ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴠᴇʀᴀɢᴇ ᴛᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ ɪs 19 ° ᴄ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏʟᴅᴇsᴛ ɪs ᴊᴀɴᴜᴀʀʏ, ᴡɪᴛʜ 0 ° ᴄ.
ᴀᴠᴇʀᴀɢᴇ ᴀɴɴᴜᴀʟ ʀᴀɪɴғᴀʟʟ ɪs 601 ᴍɪʟʟɪᴍᴇᴛᴇʀs. ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴇᴛᴛᴇsᴛ ᴍᴏɴᴛʜ ɪs ɴᴏᴠᴇᴍʙᴇʀ, ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀɴ ᴀᴠᴇʀᴀɢᴇ ᴏғ 92 ᴍᴍ ᴏғ ᴘʀᴇᴄɪᴘɪᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ , ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅʀɪᴇsᴛ ɪs ᴀᴜɢᴜsᴛ, ᴡɪᴛʜ 18 ᴍᴍ ᴏғ ᴘʀᴇᴄɪᴘɪᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ

ɢᴀᴢᴏᴏ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀғᴀʟʟ

ɴᴇᴀʀ ǫᴀᴇᴍsʜᴀʜʀ,ᴋᴀʙᴜᴅᴅᴇʟ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀғᴀʟʟ ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴏᴠᴇʜ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀғᴀʟʟs ɪɴ ɢᴏʟᴇsᴛᴀɴ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪɴᴄᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴄᴏɴsᴊᴅᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴀs ᴊᴜɴɢʟᴇ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀғᴀʟʟs. ᴛʀᴀᴠᴇʟᴇʀs ᴡʜᴏ ᴠɪsɪᴛ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀғᴀʟʟs ɪɴ ʀᴀɪɴʏ ᴀᴜᴛᴜᴍɴ ᴍᴜsᴛ ᴡᴇᴀʀ sᴜɪᴛᴀʙʟᴇ sʜᴏᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀᴘʀᴏᴏғ ᴄᴏᴀᴛs.
ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀғᴀʟʟs ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴇʀᴏᴅᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜ ʙᴇɴᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴀɴ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴇᴅ ʀᴀʀᴇ sᴄᴇɴᴇs.
ғᴏʀ ᴇxᴀᴍᴘʟᴇ ɢᴀᴢᴏᴏ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀғᴀʟʟ ʜᴀs ᴄʀᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴀ ʀᴏᴄᴋɢ sᴇᴍɪ-ᴄɪʀᴄʟᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ 50 ᴍ ɪɴ sɪᴢᴇ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ɪᴛsᴇʟғ.

ʜᴀʟᴏxʏʟᴏɴ

ɪs ᴀ ɢᴇɴᴜs ᴏғ sʜʀᴜʙs ᴏʀ sᴍᴀʟʟ ᴛʀᴇᴇs, ʙᴇʟᴏɴɢɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴀɴᴛ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ ᴀᴍᴀʀᴀɴᴛʜᴀᴄᴇᴀᴇ. ʜᴀʟᴏxʏʟᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛs sᴘᴇᴄɪᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴏɴ ɴᴀᴍᴇ sᴀxᴀᴜʟ.
ᴛʜᴇ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴇs ᴏғ ɢᴇɴᴜs ʜᴀʟᴏxʏʟᴏɴ ᴀʀᴇ sʜʀᴜʙs ᴏʀ sᴍᴀʟʟ ᴛʀᴇᴇs 1–8 ᴍᴇᴛʀᴇs (3.3–26.2 ғᴛ) (ʀᴀʀᴇʟʏ ᴜᴘ ᴛᴏ 12 ᴍᴇᴛʀᴇs (39 ғᴛ)) ᴛᴀʟʟ, ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ᴛʜɪᴄᴋ ᴛʀᴜɴᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀɴʏ ʙʀᴀɴᴄʜᴇs. ᴛʜᴇ ʙʀᴀɴᴄʜᴇs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴜʀʀᴇɴᴛ ʏᴇᴀʀ ᴀʀᴇ ɢʀᴇᴇɴ, ғʀᴏᴍ ᴇʀᴇᴄᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴇɴᴅᴀɴᴛ. ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ʀᴇᴅᴜᴄᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ sᴍᴀʟʟ sᴄᴀʟᴇs. ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴғʟᴏʀᴇsᴄᴇɴᴄᴇs ᴀʀᴇ sʜᴏʀᴛ sʜᴏᴏᴛs ʙᴏʀɴᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴇᴍs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴇᴠɪᴏᴜs ʏᴇᴀʀ. ᴛʜᴇ ғʟᴏᴡᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴠᴇʀʏ sᴍᴀʟʟ, ᴀs ʟᴏɴɢ ᴏʀ sʜᴏʀᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʀᴀᴄᴛᴇᴏʟᴇs, ʙɪsᴇxᴜᴀʟ ᴏʀ ᴍᴀʟᴇ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴡᴏ sᴛɪɢᴍᴀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴠᴇʀʏ sʜᴏʀᴛ. ɪɴ ғʀᴜɪᴛ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇʀɪᴀɴᴛʜ sᴇɢᴍᴇɴᴛs ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘ sᴘʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ᴡɪɴɢs. ᴛʜᴇ ғʀᴜɪᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴡɪɴɢs ɪs ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ 8 ᴍɪʟʟɪᴍᴇᴛʀᴇs (0.31 ɪɴ) ɪɴ ᴅɪᴀᴍᴇᴛᴇʀ. ᴛʜᴇ sᴇᴇᴅ ɪs ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ 1.5 ᴍᴍ (0.06 ɪɴ) ɪɴ ᴅɪᴀᴍᴇᴛᴇʀ.
ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴇɴᴜs ʜᴀʟᴏxʏʟᴏɴ ɪs ᴅɪsᴛʀɪʙᴜᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ sᴏᴜᴛʜᴡᴇsᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴇɴᴛʀᴀʟ ᴀsɪᴀ, ғʀᴏᴍ ᴇɢʏᴘᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴏɴɢᴏʟɪᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʜɪɴᴀ (sɪɴᴋɪᴀɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴋᴀɴsᴜ), ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ɪᴛ ɢʀᴏᴡs ɪɴ sᴀɴᴅʏ ʜᴀʙɪᴛᴀᴛs (ᴘsᴀᴍᴍᴏᴘʜʏᴛᴇ).

ᴋʜᴀʟɪᴅ ɴᴀʙɪ

ᴋʜᴀʟɪᴅ ɴᴀʙɪ ᴄᴇᴍᴇᴛᴇʀʏ ɪs ᴀ ᴄᴇᴍᴇᴛᴇʀʏ ɪɴ ɴᴏʀᴛʜᴇᴀsᴛᴇʀɴ ɪʀᴀɴ's ɢᴏʟᴇsᴛᴀɴ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪɴᴄᴇ ɴᴇᴀʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏʀᴅᴇʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛᴜʀᴋᴍᴇɴɪsᴛᴀɴ, ʀᴏᴜɢʜʟʏ 40 ᴍɪʟᴇs (64 ᴋᴍ) ɴᴏʀᴛʜᴇᴀsᴛ ᴏғ ɢᴏɴʙᴀᴅ-ᴇ ᴋᴀᴠᴏᴜs ᴄɪᴛʏ, ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴏᴋᴄʜᴇʜ ᴅᴀɢʜ ʜɪʟʟs ᴏғ ᴛᴜʀᴋᴍᴇɴ sᴀʜʀᴀ. ɪᴛ ɪs ᴍᴀɪɴʟʏ sɪᴛᴜᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴀ ᴍᴏᴜɴᴛᴀɪɴ ʀɪᴅɢᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ 1 ᴋᴍ ᴅɪsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀᴜsᴏʟᴇᴜᴍ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ “ᴋʜᴀʟᴇᴅ ɴᴀʙɪ” ᴡʜᴏ ᴀᴄᴄᴏʀᴅɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴏʀᴀʟ ᴛʀᴀᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʏᴏᴍᴜᴛ ᴛᴜʀᴋᴏᴍᴀɴs ᴡᴀs ᴀ ᴘʀᴇ-ɪsʟᴀᴍɪᴄ ᴘʀᴏᴘʜᴇᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜᴏsᴇ ᴍᴀᴜsᴏʟᴇᴜᴍ ɪs ᴠɪsɪᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ғᴏʀ ᴘɪʟɢʀɪᴍᴀɢᴇ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇɪɢʜʙᴏᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴀᴛᴀ ᴄʜᴏғᴜɴ ("ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ sʜᴇᴘʜᴇʀᴅ"), ʜɪs sᴏɴ-ɪɴ-ʟᴀᴡ.
ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴇᴍᴇᴛᴇʀʏ ᴡᴀs ᴠɪsɪᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ 1979 ᴀɴᴅ 1980 ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴄʜᴇᴏʟᴏɢɪsᴛ ᴅᴀᴠɪᴅ sᴛʀᴏɴᴀᴄʜ. ʜᴇ ғᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴏᴠᴇʀ 600 sᴛᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ sᴛᴏɴᴇs ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴀʀᴇ sᴘʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ ɪɴ sᴇᴠᴇʀᴀʟ ʟᴏᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴs. ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʜᴀʟғ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴀʀᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪᴅɢᴇ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ʜᴇ ᴄᴀʟʟs "ʜɪɢʜ ᴘʟᴀᴛᴇᴀᴜ" sᴏᴜᴛʜ ᴀɴᴅ sᴏᴜᴛʜ-ᴇᴀsᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀʀᴇ sᴍᴀʟʟ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘs ᴏғ sᴛᴏɴᴇs ᴏɴ sᴇᴠᴇʀᴀʟ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʀɪᴅɢᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪʟʟᴏᴄᴋs. ᴀᴛ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴅɪsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ ᴏғ ᴘᴇʀʜᴀᴘs 150 sᴛᴏɴᴇs ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴅɪsᴛʀɪʙᴜᴛᴇᴅ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴀ ᴡɪᴅᴇ ᴀʀᴇᴀ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴏᴜᴛʜ sɪᴅᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴜɴᴛᴀɪɴ.

sᴛʀᴏɴᴀᴄʜ ɴᴏᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴛʏᴘᴇs ᴏғ ɢʀᴀᴠᴇsᴛᴏɴᴇs ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ sɪᴛᴇ. ɪɴ ʙᴏᴛʜ ʜᴇ sᴀᴡ "ʜɪɢʜʟʏ sᴛʏʟɪᴢᴇᴅ ʀᴇᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ᴏғ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ".
ᴛʏᴘᴇ 1 ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴏғ ᴀ ᴄʏʟɪɴᴅʀɪᴄᴀʟ ᴄᴏʟᴜᴍɴ ᴛʏᴘᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ᴄᴀᴘ-ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛᴏᴘ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴇɪɢʜᴛs ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ 60 ᴄᴍ ᴛᴏ 4 ᴍ. ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʜᴏʀɪᴢᴏɴᴛᴀʟ ʀɪʙs ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ sʜᴀғᴛ. sᴛʀᴏɴᴀᴄʜ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴘʀᴇᴛs ᴛʏᴘᴇ 1 sᴛᴏɴᴇs ᴀs ᴅᴇᴘɪᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ᴏғ ᴍᴇɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴄᴀᴘs, ʜᴇʟᴍᴇᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴄᴀsᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴄʟᴇᴀʀʟʏ ᴠɪsɪʙʟᴇ ᴛᴜʀʙᴀɴs, ᴘᴏɪɴᴛɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴀʀᴀʟʟᴇʟs ɪɴ ᴛᴜʀᴋɪᴄ ᴏᴛᴛᴏᴍᴀɴ ɢʀᴀᴠᴇᴍᴀʀᴋᴇʀs.

ɴᴀᴍᴀᴋ ʟᴀᴋᴇ "ᴍᴀʀᴀɴᴊᴀʙ ᴅᴇsᴇʀᴛ"

ɪs ᴀ sᴀʟᴛ ʟᴀᴋᴇ ɪɴ ɪʀᴀɴ. ɪᴛ ɪs ʟᴏᴄᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴀᴘᴘʀᴏxɪᴍᴀᴛᴇʟʏ 100 ᴋᴍ (62 ᴍɪ) ᴇᴀsᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄɪᴛʏ ᴏғ ǫᴏᴍᴀɴᴅ 60 ᴋᴍ (37 ᴍɪ) ᴏғ ᴋᴀsʜᴀɴ ᴀᴛ ᴀɴ ᴇʟᴇᴠᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ 790 ᴍᴇᴛʀᴇs (2,590 ғᴛ) ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ sᴇᴀ ʟᴇᴠᴇʟ.
ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀᴋᴇ ɪs ᴀ ʀᴇᴍɴᴀɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀʀᴀᴛᴇᴛʜʏs sᴇᴀ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ sᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴅʀʏ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴇɪsᴛᴏᴄᴇɴᴇ ᴇᴘᴏᴄʜ, ʟᴇᴀᴠɪɴɢ ʟᴀᴋᴇ ᴜʀᴍɪᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀsᴘɪᴀɴ sᴇᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʙᴏᴅɪᴇs ᴏғ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ.
ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀᴋᴇ ʜᴀs ᴀ sᴜʀғᴀᴄᴇ ᴀʀᴇᴀ ᴏғ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ 1,800 sǫᴜᴀʀᴇ ᴋɪʟᴏᴍᴇᴛʀᴇs ᴏʀ 690 sǫᴜᴀʀᴇ ᴍɪʟᴇs, ʙᴜᴛ ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜɪs ɪs ᴅʀʏ.
ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴄᴏᴠᴇʀs 1 sǫᴜᴀʀᴇ ᴋɪʟᴏᴍᴇᴛʀᴇ ᴏʀ 0.4 sǫᴜᴀʀᴇ ᴍɪʟᴇs.
ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀᴋᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ʀᴇᴀᴄʜᴇs ᴀ ᴅᴇᴘᴛʜ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ 45 ᴄᴇɴᴛɪᴍᴇᴛʀᴇs (17.72 ɪɴ) ᴛᴏ 1 ᴍᴇᴛʀᴇ (39.37 ɪɴ).
ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏsᴛ ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴀɴᴛ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ sᴜᴘᴘʟʏ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪᴠᴇʀ ǫᴏᴍ.

sᴘɪɴɴɪɴɢ

ɪs ᴀɴ ᴀɴᴄɪᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴇxᴛɪʟᴇ ᴀʀᴛ ɪɴ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴘʟᴀɴᴛ, ᴀɴɪᴍᴀʟ ᴏʀ sʏɴᴛʜᴇᴛɪᴄ ғɪʙʀᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ᴅʀᴀᴡɴ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴡɪsᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ғᴏʀᴍ ʏᴀʀɴ.
ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴏᴜsᴀɴᴅs ᴏғ ʏᴇᴀʀs, ғɪʙʀᴇ ᴡᴀs sᴘᴜɴ ʙʏ ʜᴀɴᴅ ᴜsɪɴɢ sɪᴍᴘʟᴇ ᴛᴏᴏʟs, ᴛʜᴇ sᴘɪɴᴅʟᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅɪsᴛᴀғғ. ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴏɴʟʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴠᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ sᴘɪɴɴɪɴɢ ᴡʜᴇᴇʟ ɪɴ ɪɴᴅɪᴀ, ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛs sᴜʙsᴇǫᴜᴇɴᴛ ɪɴᴛʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴇᴜʀᴏᴘᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ᴍɪᴅᴅʟᴇ ᴀɢᴇs, ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴜᴛᴘᴜᴛ ᴏғ ɪɴᴅɪᴠɪᴅᴜᴀʟ sᴘɪɴɴᴇʀs ᴅʀᴀᴍᴀᴛɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ɪɴᴄʀᴇᴀsᴇᴅ.
ᴍᴀss ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴀʀᴏsᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ 18ᴛʜ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴜʀʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇɢɪɴɴɪɴɢs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴅᴜsᴛʀɪᴀʟ ʀᴇᴠᴏʟᴜᴛɪᴏɴ. ʜᴀɴᴅ-sᴘɪɴɴɪɴɢ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴs ᴀ ᴘᴏᴘᴜʟᴀʀ ʜᴀɴᴅɪᴄʀᴀғᴛ.
ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀɪsᴛɪᴄs ᴏғ sᴘᴜɴ ʏᴀʀɴ ᴠᴀʀʏ ᴀᴄᴄᴏʀᴅɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀᴛᴇʀɪᴀʟ ᴜsᴇᴅ, ғɪʙʀᴇ ʟᴇɴɢᴛʜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʟɪɢɴᴍᴇɴᴛ, ǫᴜᴀɴᴛɪᴛʏ ᴏғ ғɪʙʀᴇ ᴜsᴇᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇɢʀᴇᴇ ᴏғ ᴛᴡɪsᴛ.
ᴛʜᴇ ᴏʀɪɢɪɴs ᴏғ sᴘɪɴɴɪɴɢ ғɪʙʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ sᴛʀɪɴɢ ᴏʀ ʏᴀʀɴ ᴀʀᴇ ʟᴏsᴛ ɪɴ ᴛɪᴍᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴀʀᴄʜᴀᴇᴏʟᴏɢɪᴄᴀʟ ᴇᴠɪᴅᴇɴᴄᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏʀᴍ ᴏғ ʀᴇᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ sᴛʀɪɴɢ sᴋɪʀᴛs ʜᴀs ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴅᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜᴘᴘᴇʀ ᴘᴀʟᴇᴏʟɪᴛʜɪᴄ ᴇʀᴀ, sᴏᴍᴇ 20,000 ʏᴇᴀʀs ᴀɢᴏ.
ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴘʀɪᴍɪᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴛʏᴘᴇ ᴏғ sᴘɪɴɴɪɴɢ, ᴛᴜғᴛs ᴏғ ᴀɴɪᴍᴀʟ ʜᴀɪʀ ᴏʀ ᴘʟᴀɴᴛ ғɪʙʀᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ʀᴏʟʟᴇᴅ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜɪɢʜ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴀɴᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴅᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴛᴜғᴛs ᴀʀᴇ ᴀᴅᴅᴇᴅ ᴀs ɴᴇᴇᴅᴇᴅ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇsɪʀᴇᴅ ʟᴇɴɢᴛʜ ᴏғ sᴘᴜɴ ғɪʙʀᴇ ɪs ᴀᴄʜɪᴇᴠᴇᴅ.
ʟᴀᴛᴇʀ, ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʙʀᴇ ɪs ғᴀsᴛᴇɴᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴀ sᴛᴏɴᴇ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɪs ᴛᴡɪʀʟᴇᴅ ʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʏᴀʀɴ ɪs sᴜғғɪᴄɪᴇɴᴛʟʏ ᴛᴡɪsᴛᴇᴅ, ᴡʜᴇʀᴇᴜᴘᴏɴ ɪᴛ ɪs ᴡᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴏɴᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇss ʀᴇᴘᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴠᴇʀ.