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The Great Wall of Tartaria
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I did see that there's not one Great Wall, but there is the "famous" section that all tourists seem to visit and walk, and which generates the most photos. This is the section in the Facebook post, yah? Are they right about the directions, and if so, what's the explanation for it?
That I could not tell you, sorry.
Apparently it's part of a myth pushed by Russian nationalists.
https://www.reddit.com/r/badhistory/comments/ieg2k0/tartaria_the_supposed_megaempire_of_inner_eurasia/
There are also some inward-facing fortifications, because portions of the wall were built on the assumption that raiding parties would also be trying to leave, and they knew they couldn't block off literally the entire border.
Edit: in case you don't buy that, look at Hadrian's Wall. Both fortifications are actually built on a similar premise with similar principles.
Or maybe Hadrian's Wall was actually built by a secret mega-empire to defend against Rome...