Merv oasis

E807540
historical region oasis

Merv oasis is a historically significant fertile region in present-day Turkmenistan that supported major Silk Road cities, including the ancient city of Merv.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Akhal oasis 1
Merv Oasis 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region ⓘ
oasis ⓘ
climateContext arid region dependent on irrigation ⓘ
contains Merv NERFINISHED ⓘ
ancient city of Merv NERFINISHED ⓘ
country Turkmenistan NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalSites canal remains ⓘ
fortifications and walls ⓘ
urban ruins of Merv NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasWaterSource Murghab River NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritageAssociation UNESCO World Heritage Site Merv NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalPeriod Achaemenid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
Islamic Golden Age NERFINISHED ⓘ
Khwarazmian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
Parthian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sasanian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
Seljuk Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalRole agricultural hinterland for Merv city ⓘ
major Silk Road hub ⓘ
knownFor fertile agricultural land ⓘ
historical urban settlements ⓘ
supporting major Silk Road cities ⓘ
languageHistorical Persian ⓘ
Turkic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn Central Asia ⓘ
Mary Region NERFINISHED ⓘ
Turkmenistan NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNear Karakum Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn Murghab River delta NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Silk Road NERFINISHED ⓘ
historic region of Greater Khorasan NERFINISHED ⓘ
regionType irrigated oasis system ⓘ
religionHistorical Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ
Zoroastrianism NERFINISHED ⓘ
strategicImportance Silk Road crossroads NERFINISHED ⓘ
supportedCityType administrative capital GENERATED ⓘ
fortified city GENERATED ⓘ
trade center GENERATED ⓘ
tradeGoodsHistorical carpets ⓘ
grain ⓘ
horses ⓘ
textiles ⓘ
usedFor caravan trade support ⓘ
irrigated agriculture ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Teke → historicalRegion → Merv oasis ⓘ
Saryk → historicallyLocatedIn → Merv oasis ⓘ
Mary Region → hasHistoricalRegion → Merv oasis ⓘ
Akhal-Teke horse → associatedRegion → Merv oasis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Akhal oasis
Saryk Turkmens → historicalRegion → Merv oasis ⓘ
Murghab River → hasOasisSettlement → Merv oasis ⓘ
Sultan Kala → locatedIn → Merv oasis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Merv Oasis
Margush → associatedWith → Merv oasis ⓘ