The Inca built thousands of kilometres of roads across mountains without using wheeled vehicles for transport.

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The Inca linked their Andean empire with over 30,000 km (19,000 miles) of roads — bridges, tunnels and stairways through the mountains — all without the wheel or horses.

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Aynı kart, başka bir dilde.

İnkalar, ulaşımda tekerlekli araç kullanmadan dağlar boyunca binlerce kilometre yol inşa etti.

İnkalar, And Dağları'ndaki imparatorluklarını 30.000 km'yi (19.000 mil) aşan yollarla bağladı — dağların içinden geçen köprüler, tüneller ve merdivenler — hem de tekerlek ya da at olmadan.

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Background reading: Inca road systemAttribution and context are revised when stronger evidence appears. Corrections are welcome through the editorial page.
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