Merv
Merv (Turkmen: Merw, Persie: مرو, Marv), umwhile Achaemenid Satrapy o Margiana, an later Alexandria (Ἀλεξάνδρεια) an Antiochia in Margiana (Greek: Ἀντιόχεια τῆς Μαργιανῆς), wis a major oasis-ceety in Central Asie, on the historical Silk Road, locatit near the day's Mary in Turkmenistan.
| Merw (in Turkmen) | |
 Aerial view o Merv | |
  Shawn within Turkmenistan | |
| Alternate name |
Alexandria Antiochia in Margiana |
|---|---|
| Location | Near Mary, Turkmenistan |
| Region | Central Asie |
| Coordinates | 37°39′46″N 62°11′33″E / 37.66278°N 62.19250°ECoordinates: 37°39′46″N 62°11′33″E / 37.66278°N 62.19250°E |
| Teep | Settlement |
| History | |
| Culturs | Persian, Buddhist, Arab, Seljuk, Mongol, Turkmen |
| Site notes | |
| Condeetion | In ruins |
| Offeecial name | State Historical and Cultural Park "Ancient Merv" |
| Teep | Cultural |
| Criteria | ii, iii |
| Designatit | 1999 (23rd session) |
| Reference no. | 886 |
| State Pairty | Turkmenistan |
| Region | Asie-Paceefic |