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The remains of the 2,000-year-old fortress of Bam is shown in this image taken during an Iranian TV broadcast from Kerman city Friday Dec. 26, 2003 after a devastating dawn earthquake. Iranian Interior Ministry, Mousawi Lari's picture is on the right. Preliminary reports put the death toll of the quake at 5,000 to 6,000 people. (AP Photo/Iran TV)

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A view of the heavily damaged ancient citadel in the devastated southeastern Iranian city of Bam. The 2,000-year-old citadel, the largest mud-brick structure in the world, was almost completely destroyed in the quake(AFP/Atta Kenare)