We read about Ashgabat in 100 Gateway Cities. It is in Turmenistan. It is the City of Love. People think Paris is the City of Love, but it is the City of Lights. People think Las Vegas is the City of Lights, but it is the City of to many Gambling Machines. (Not really.) Ashgabat has population of 892,000. After an earthquake hit it the city only had 12 buildings standing.
The lens in your eye bulges out to protect your pupil.