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1993). Today, as a 60 meter tunnel-like passage, it is a small indoors shop-
ping center. Palvan Darvaza draws attention with its six cupolas, eiwan,
niches next to the gate, attractive blue tiles on its arc and towers (Figure 5).
FIGURE 5
Palvan Darvaza Gate (commons.wikimedia.org, Photo by Faqscl / CC BY-SA
3.0).
Retrieved November 15, 2013 from http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Palvan_
Darvoza_Porte_Est_East_gate_Khiva.JPG
KUNYA ARK
Next to the western gate Ata Darvaza, one can visit Kunya Ark (means
“old castle”) whose different parts were built in various times throughout
13th, 14th, 17th and 19th centuries (Fig. 6).
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