The Ksar Draa in Timimoun, Algeria
ton618, Inside these structures, normally, there would be rooms for > > travelers to be used freely and allow them to rest and recuperate. Some caravanserai had libraries and thus it has been assumed that these areas also acted as a cultural hotspots where ideas and beliefs could be shared or discussed. Many travelers from around the world will have stopped at these on their journey to the African trader centers.> link
That’s so cool, wonder about the amazing stories that must have been told at these places!
LillyPip, Some caravanserai had libraries
I’m feeling a major drive to watch Avatar again.
Mango, In one of these I’m pretty sure you can learn a new dragon shout.
homesweethomeMrL, There’s a movie at that link of walking through the building, it’s really cool!
aniki, Sounds a lot like a mountain hut on the trails full of hikers taking a break for a bit only on a much bigger scale.
littlebluespark, 
So, you all meet in the inn deep in the vast desert… Let’s go around the table and describe your characters…
Jilanico, 
Half-Jinn warrior from Cairo, equally offended by white actors in bronzer and the blue man group.
Agent641, Fossilised sandworm
Kolanaki, 
Worlds oldest surviving sand castle.
Pyr_Pressure, I wonder if someone could get super insanely rich by building a pipeline to the middle of the desert from the ocean, digging a giant hole and building a beach resort on formerly worthless land.
haruajsuru, I think you should be already super rich to build the giant pipe tho
evranch, Nah you just need to find some suckers idiots investors who want in on this innovative and brilliant idea.
Then honestly you don’t even have to build the pipe
Rodeo, You can only steal investor money if you’re already rich and the investment is coming from the government.
rickyrigatoni, It’s easy to pretend to be rich. Ferrari rentals are actually pretty cheap.
evranch, Nah, it’s easy as this project would be like most mining startups - you just need a liar and a hole in the ground
frostwhitewolf, You’re basically describing Dubai
trolololol, Dubai is over the sea, no need for long pipes
Agent641, laughs in Salton Sea
lemmefixdat4u, Realistically, a project importing sea water inland would likely salt up the freshwater aquifer beneath the desert…creating more desert - elsewhere.
tfowinder, 
Reminds me of One of the fort in Skyrim with Bandits in basement.
I_Fart_Glitter, I want to fill it with cheesecake and bake it.
TotalFat, In Algerian desert, desert bakes you!
Chriszz, Like some randomly generated structure you’d find in an empty area of an open world game. Has monsters in the basement and loot
Usernamealreadyinuse, I find this so freaky interesting! Wow!!!
Think about the stories told, how many people passed through there, how it was build, who might have hid there!
Amazing!
Also, for the ones who read the demon cycle, this is how i imagined Ruins of Anoch Sun
MonkderZweite,
Usernamealreadyinuse, Thanks
mightyfoolish, Looks like someone left the Coliseum in the sun for too long.
aniki, Haz Masaros Karma Barge
BeigeAgenda, 
Usul, welcome to Sietch Tabr
AuntieFreeze, As written.
DaMonsterKnees, And it apparently had one helluva shield wall.
Allero, This looks like it’s the size of a palm. Hard to scale
ladicius, Tilt shift does that.
SubArcticTundra, 
I think it’s because the dunes have the same shape as the bumps in wet sand on the beach
I_Fart_Glitter, The video and pictures here give a better idea of the scale.
Allero, Thanks! Already searched for more
Jilanico, This reminds me of the buried library in Avatar 🦉
RGB3x3, Have we checked it for Wan Shi Tong?
Jilanico, I’m not going in there, he knows Foggy Swamp Style!!
BassaForte, 
Same lol that’s immediately what I thought of.
Madison420, Built on a natural outcrop, most are or were also likely on top of accessible aquifers.
dejected_warp_core, Thank you. I couldn’t figure out how in the world they managed to get mud or even mortar to build a structure like that, in such an environment. I don’t know why “dig a well” was the farthest thing from my mind.
dan1101, Real life Kenshi game.
shani66, Couldn’t be, no one is being peaked to death
DaMonsterKnees, Ehhhhhhh, now there’s a lemming after my heart. Very nice!
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