![Nisa - UNESCO World Heritage Site](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/141107321.yg5dZwTG.UZTM112109.jpg) Nisa - UNESCO World Heritage Site |
![Gateway to the archaeological park of Old Nisa, 18 km from Ashgabat](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/141107326.YFziwO1b.UZTM112110.jpg) Gateway to the archaeological park of Old Nisa, 18 km from Ashgabat |
![Remains of the once massive mudbrick walls surrounding the fortress of Nisa](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/141107329.1CmzqT6z.UZTM112111.jpg) Remains of the once massive mudbrick walls surrounding the fortress of Nisa |
![A large mound of dirt, once one of the 43 towers fortifying the walls of Old Nisa](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/141107332.bIFWsUub.UZTM112112.jpg) A large mound of dirt, once one of the 43 towers fortifying the walls of Old Nisa |
![The fortress of Nisa was once capital of the ancient Parthian Empire](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/141107335.bXG0MVzr.UZTM112113.jpg) The fortress of Nisa was once capital of the ancient Parthian Empire |
![While the area was inhabited much earlier, Nisa was founded in the mid-3rd C. BC by the Parthians](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/141107338.j0BuJji0.UZTM112114.jpg) While the area was inhabited much earlier, Nisa was founded in the mid-3rd C. BC by the Parthians |
![Inside the walls of Old Nisa](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/141107341.f6Hvcfdg.UZTM112116.jpg) Inside the walls of Old Nisa |
![One of the excavated areas inside Old Nisa](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/141107344.BvsgOlM4.UZTM112117.jpg) One of the excavated areas inside Old Nisa |
![Old Nisa - the treasury of the Parthian Empire](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/141107350.mh9bzaVz.UZTM112118.jpg) Old Nisa - the treasury of the Parthian Empire |
![Pathway leading across the center of the archaeological area](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/141107355.q4w5OVib.UZTM112119.jpg) Pathway leading across the center of the archaeological area |
![A second area of excavations undertaken by the Italians](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/141107358.7Koj5XX0.UZTM112120.jpg) A second area of excavations undertaken by the Italians |
![Partial reconstruction of the palace of Nisa](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/141107362.LUqwUwNJ.UZTM112121.jpg) Partial reconstruction of the palace of Nisa |
![Excavated ruins of Old Nisa](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/141107367.XcJj8GDk.UZTM112122.jpg) Excavated ruins of Old Nisa |
![Old Nisa](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/141107372.DrPuwepn.UZTM112123.jpg) Old Nisa |
![Old Nisa](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/141107375.In4l7DoA.UZTM112124.jpg) Old Nisa |
![Restored and unrestored sections of wall, Old Nisa](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/141107380.5RZojumg.UZTM112126.jpg) Restored and unrestored sections of wall, Old Nisa |
![Old Nisa](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/141107384.F4KNSKVF.UZTM112128.jpg) Old Nisa |
![Among the ruins of Nisa](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/141107389.4WyWnVP5.UZTM112129.jpg) Among the ruins of Nisa |
![Excavations at Nissa, Turkmenistan](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/141107400.cZM0bkFo.UZTM112131.jpg) Excavations at Nissa, Turkmenistan |
![Artists impression of the Round Room, thought to have been a Zoroastrian temple](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/141107406.NPbRXJY1.UZTM112132.jpg) Artists impression of the Round Room, thought to have been a Zoroastrian temple |
![Inside the Round Room, Old Nisa](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/141107411.dKDbmE90.UZTM112133.jpg) Inside the Round Room, Old Nisa |
![Old Nisa](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/141107415.NZ2EHmQx.UZTM112134.jpg) Old Nisa |
![Restored section of Old Nisa](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/141107419.LMgf2y6q.UZTM112135.jpg) Restored section of Old Nisa |
![An ancient column base, Old Nisa](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/141107423.344Uss8S.UZTM112136.jpg) An ancient column base, Old Nisa |
![Excavations, Old Nisa](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/141107428.HEzjvZ3y.UZTM112137.jpg) Excavations, Old Nisa |
![Architectural details, Old Nisa](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/141107432.mmS4Evzc.UZTM112138.jpg) Architectural details, Old Nisa |
![The modern village of Bagir, Turkmenistan](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/141107436.2UexxMqh.UZTM112139.jpg) The modern village of Bagir, Turkmenistan |
![The main archaeological area of Old Nisa](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/141107439.xl9ycQbQ.UZTM112147.jpg) The main archaeological area of Old Nisa |
![Panoramic view from the walls of Old Nisa](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/93/329493/2/141107790.RgBCuKud.jpg) Panoramic view from the walls of Old Nisa |
![Shards and fragments, Old Nisa](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/141107444.eH7Fr0FD.UZTM112148.jpg) Shards and fragments, Old Nisa |
![Room with columns, Old Nisa](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/141107448.mtLlJlEg.UZTM112149.jpg) Room with columns, Old Nisa |
![Remains of a massive brick column, Old Nisa](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/141107453.ArdOH91m.UZTM112151.jpg) Remains of a massive brick column, Old Nisa |
![The Parthian Empire collapsed in 224 AD](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/141107462.J0h7TLjz.UZTM112154.jpg) The Parthian Empire collapsed in 224 AD |
![What remained of Old Nisa was destroyed by the Mongols after a 15 day siege in 1220](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/141107466.uHC8RZdq.UZTM112155.jpg) What remained of Old Nisa was destroyed by the Mongols after a 15 day siege in 1220 |
![Passageway, Old Nisa](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/141107468.CePg8hIu.UZTM112156.jpg) Passageway, Old Nisa |
![The Parthian Empire prevented further eastward expansion of the Roman Empire beyond Syria](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/141107472.SuAdUeGU.UZTM112157.jpg) The Parthian Empire prevented further eastward expansion of the Roman Empire beyond Syria |