Merv

Merv is an old city on the Silk Road 35 km east of the modern city of in the of . There is a state park for the old city center, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
  • Archaeological site
  • Description: archaeological site in Turkmenistan
  • Also known as
    “Margush”
    “Marv”
    “Marw”
    “Merve Oasis”
    “Merw”

Places of Interest

Discover Gurbanguly Hajy Mosque and Mary Provincial Regional and History Museum.
Mosque
The Gurbanguly Hajji Mosque is a in .
Museum
Mary History Museum is a history museum of , , located in the center of the city.
Stadium
Mary is a multi-purpose stadium in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mary and Mollanepes.
Town
, previously known as imeni Poltoratskogo…
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Latitude
37.6° or 37° 36′ north
Longitude
61.86° or 61° 51′ 36″ east
Open location code
8J93HVX6+X2
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Wu Chinese—“Merv” goes by many names.
ماريArabic
مدينة مروArabic
مرو الشاهجانArabic
ՄերվArmenian
MərvAzerbaijani
МервBashkir
MervBasque
МервBelarusian
মার্ভ‌Bengali
МервBulgarian
Alexandria de MargianaCatalan
Antioquia MargianaCatalan
Ciutat de MerwCatalan
Marw al-ShahidjanCatalan
MervCatalan
木鹿Chinese
木鹿地區Chinese
梅尔夫Chinese
梅爾夫Chinese
马兰城Chinese
马雷Chinese
麻里兀Chinese
MarvCroatian
MervCroatian
MervCzech
MervDanish
MervDutch
مرو الشاجانEgyptian Arabic
MervEsperanto
MervFinnish
MervGalician
მერვიGeorgian
Αλεξάνδρεια η επί του ΜάργουGreek
Αντιόχεια η ΜαργιανήGreek
ΜερβGreek
מרב העתיקהHebrew
मर्वHindi
MervHungarian
MarwIndonesian
Alessandria in MargianaItalian
MarwItalian
MervItalian
マルヴJapanese
メルヴJapanese
メルブJapanese
メルブ遺跡Japanese
MervKazakh
МервKazakh
مەرۆKazakh
МервKirghiz
마르브Korean
메르부Korean
메르브Korean
Alexandria MargianaLatin
MervaLatvian
MervasLithuanian
MervMacedo-Romanian
МервMacedonian
प्राचीन मर्भ राज्य एतिहासिक आ सांस्कृतिक निकुञ्जMaithili
MervMalay
മെർവ്Malayalam
MervMaltese
مروMazanderani
МэрвMoksha
“प्राचीन मर्भ” राज्य एतिहासिक र सांस्कृतिक निकुञ्जNepali
MervNorwegian
MervNorwegian Bokmål
ਮਰਵPanjabi
مرگوشPersian
مرگیانPersian
مروPersian
موئوروPersian
Aleksandria MargiańskaPolish
Antiochia MargiańskaPolish
MerwPolish
MervRomanian
Гяур-калаRussian
МервRussian
Мерв ДревнийRussian
MervScots
MervSerbian
МервSerbian
MervSerbo-Croatian
MervSlovenian
مروSouth Azerbaijani
MervSwedish
МарвTajik
Мәрв каласы археологик аланыTatar
MervTurkish
MerwTurkmen
МервTuvinian
МервUkrainian
مروUrdu
MarvUzbek
MervVietnamese
MervWaray (Philippines)
MervWestern Frisian
梅尔夫Wu Chinese

Localities in the Area

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Mary Province: Highlights

Learn more about Mary and Gonur Depe.