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The ghostly city of Dimeh.
The ghostly city of Dimeh. *

Dimeh: The paved road leading from the lakeshore to the main temple. This road was once in the middle of a Bustling city.
Dimeh: The paved road leading from the lakeshore to the main temple. This road was once in the middle of a Bustling city.

Dimeh: One of the few still standing houses. The lower level covered in sand forming a lot of mazes around the house.
Dimeh: One of the few still standing houses. The lower level covered in sand forming a lot of mazes around the house.

Dimeh: The walls that formed the main city temples. These walls are almost a meter wide and 15 meters high.
Dimeh: The walls that formed the main city temples. These walls are almost a meter wide and 15 meters high.

Dimeh: What remains of the main templs entrance.
Dimeh: What remains of the main templs entrance. *

Dimeh under the burning sun. We where also burned taking these pictures. It was 46º :).
Dimeh under the burning sun. We where also burned taking these pictures. It was 46º :).

Dimeh: There were many structures around the main temple. These are long gone but the foundations are still visible.
Dimeh: There were many structures around the main temple. These are long gone but the foundations are still visible.

Qasr El Sagha: The entrance to the mysterious structure.
Qasr El Sagha: The entrance to the mysterious structure.

Qasr El Sagha: No one knows who, when or for what purpose this structure was built.
Qasr El Sagha: No one knows who, when or for what purpose this structure was built.

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