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This is an image of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem, which is the 3rd holiest site in the Islamic faith. Not only is Jerusalem home to rich Islamic history and architecture, but it contains a diverse blend of religions and cultures, which is symbolic of Afro-Eurasia at large.

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Rub' al Khali (the Empty Quarter) is a massive sand desert encompassing a large part of the Arabian Peninsula. This vast expanse of land is both extremely formidable and beautiful, and is for some reason a common geographical representation of Afro-Eurasia in pop culture and movies.

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Portrayed is the Umayyad mosque in Damascus, Syria, a massive piece of architecture built in 715 CE by the Umayyad dynasty in their capital. This architecture influenced later Ottoman designs of mosques and madrassas.

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Pictured above is the Mongolian steppe, where the great armies of the Mongol empire originated. The Mongol expansion into Afro-Eurasia created the Ilkhanate, a major wielder of political and military power in the region in the 1200s CE.

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The Baazar in Tabriz as displayed above is important because it represents the significant role that Tabriz played in the Silk Road, as a major market for many Eastern trading goods.

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This map shows where the principality of Wallachia was located, in what is modern-day Romania. This principality was engaged in repeated conflicts against the Ottomans in the 1300s and 1400s.

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The picture above depicts the Ottoman cavalry charging in the Battle of Bapheus in the year 1302. In this battle, Osman I and his forces defeated a Byzantine army in the first major victory for his dynasty against the Ottomans, opening up Byzantine Bithynia to Ottoman rule.

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Ruins in the ancient city of Antioch are pictured above. The city was a major center of Roman and Hellenistic culture and influence in ancient times, and demonstrates the rich cultural history of the Turkish state.

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The mighty Volga River is pictured above, flowing through Russia into the Caspian Sea, it is the longest river in all of Europe. The river valley is extremely fertile, and Russian and Turkish populations living along it throughout history have flourished.

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The city of Cordoba is pictured above, with the prominent Roman bridge, which was built originally during Roman rule and then reconstructed by the Arabs when they controlled this part of Spain. This city is a great representation of the meshing of Islamic/North African culture with European culture, specifically exhibited in the architecture.