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 | |
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Alternate name | Alexandria Antiochia in Margiana |
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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 |