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Yeah, you're right, Cumans wonder inspired from Sarkel Fortress... Okay I found this photo...

The Sarkel built by the Khazars with Byzantine assistance in the 830s or 840s. It was named Sarkel, or 'white-house', because of the white limestone bricks used in its construction. According from Wikipedia, Sarkel was located on a hill, on the left bank of the Don River. It is currently under water, after the construction of the Tsimlyansk Reservoir. The left bank of the river was much lower, compared to the right, so a lot of it was flooded.

Across the Don River from Sarkel, on the right bank, there was located another large Khazar fortress roughly contemporary with Sarkel. This site is known as Pravoberezhnoye Tsimlyanskoye site, although its ancient name is unknown.[3] It is still there, on the much higher right bank, although suffering from erosion because of encroaching water. I'm sorry if my posting are little bit wrong.