modern city of Mary
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The modern city of Mary is a major urban center in southeastern Turkmenistan, known as an important industrial and cultural hub near the ruins of the ancient Silk Road city of Merv.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| modern city of Mary canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
regional capital ⓘ |
| administrativeDivisionType | welaýat capital ⓘ |
| agriculturalProduct |
cotton
ⓘ
grain ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Mary Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | arid climate ⓘ |
| climateClassification | Köppen BWh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Turkmenistan ⓘ |
| countryCapitalStatus | not a national capital ⓘ |
| distanceToAshgabat | approximately 350 km east GENERATED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
services
ⓘ
trade ⓘ |
| economyDependsOn |
hydrocarbon sector
ⓘ
irrigated agriculture ⓘ |
| formerName | Merv (for the settlement area historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAirport | Mary International Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalInstitution |
cultural centers
ⓘ
museums ⓘ theatres ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
Persian cultural influence
ⓘ
Silk Road history ⓘ Turkmen cultural traditions ⓘ |
| hasIndustry |
construction materials
ⓘ
cotton processing ⓘ food processing ⓘ natural gas processing ⓘ textiles ⓘ |
| hasTransport |
highway connection
ⓘ
railway connection ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Khorasan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Russian
ⓘ
Turkmen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southeastern Turkmenistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Mary Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Murghab River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyArchaeologicalSite |
Gyaur Kala
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sultan Kala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature | Karakum Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySite |
UNESCO World Heritage Site "Ancient Merv"
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient city of Merv NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Silk Road region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionMajority | Islam ⓘ |
| role |
cultural center
ⓘ
industrial hub ⓘ transport hub ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC+5 ⓘ |
| urbanStatus | major city of Turkmenistan ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.