Ancient Merv
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Ancient Merv is a major archaeological site in Turkmenistan that preserves the remains of one of Central Asia’s most important Silk Road cities, known for its historical role as a thriving cultural and commercial center.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Silk Road city
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ancient city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| approximatePeakPopulation | hundreds of thousands ⓘ |
| archaeologicalExcavationsSince | late 19th century ⓘ |
| contains |
Abdullah Khan Kala
ⓘ
Bairam Ali Khan Kala ⓘ Erk Kala ⓘ Gyaur Kala ⓘ Sultan Kala ⓘ |
| country | Turkmenistan ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | Mongol forces of Tolui ⓘ |
| destroyedInYear | 1221 ⓘ |
| flourishedInPeriod |
Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
Islamic Golden Age ⓘ Parthian Empire ⓘ Sasanian Empire ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 6th century BCE (as an Achaemenid center) ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Kyz Kala
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Kyz Kala
Kyz Kala ⓘ
surface form:
Little Kyz Kala
Seljuk-era citadel ⓘ Sultan Sanjar Mausoleum ⓘ |
| heritageCriteria |
(ii)
ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Khorasan ⓘ |
| inscriptionYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| knownAs |
Margiana
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Marv ⓘ Merv ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extensive urban fortifications
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major commercial center on the Silk Road ⓘ major cultural and intellectual center ⓘ monumental architecture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Asia
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Mary Region ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Murghab River region
ⓘ
surface form:
Murghab River oasis
|
| managedBy | Turkmenistan Ministry of Culture ⓘ |
| near | modern city of Mary ⓘ |
| officialName |
Ancient Merv
self-linksurface differs
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State Historical and Cultural Park “Ancient Merv”
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| partOf |
Silk Road routes
ⓘ
surface form:
Silk Road
|
| peakPopulationCentury | 12th century ⓘ |
| protectionStatus | State Historical and Cultural Park ⓘ |
| servedAs |
capital of the Seljuk Empire
ⓘ
regional capital of the Achaemenid Empire ⓘ |
| significance |
key node in trans-Eurasian trade networks
ⓘ
one of the oldest and best-preserved oasis cities along the Silk Road ⓘ |
| UNESCORegion | Asia-Pacific ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 886 ⓘ |
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State Historical and Cultural Park “Ancient Merv”
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State Historical and Cultural Park Ancient Merv
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State Historical and Cultural Park Ancient Merv
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Gyaur Kala as main urban center of Merv
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ancient city of Merv
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Ancient Merv archaeological complex
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oasis of Merv
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ancient city of Merv
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Merv archaeological site
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ancient city of Merv
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Ancient Merv archaeological site
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State Historical and Cultural Park Ancient Merv
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ancient city of Merv
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ancient city of Merv