Merv

**Merv**
	archaeological site in Turkmenistan
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Instance of	archaeological site; ancient city;
Part of	list of World Heritage Sites in Northern and Central Asia;
Named after	Alexander the Great;
Location	Baýramaly District; Turkmenistan;
Present in work	Merv Seyahatnamesi;
Heritage designation	World Heritage Site (State Historical and Cultural Park “Ancient Merv”, (ii), (iii), 1999–);
Significant event	Siege of Merv (1221);
Area	353.24 ha (World Heritage Site); 883.3 ha (UNESCO World Heritage Site buffer zone);
Different from	Antiochia ; Mary;
	37° 39′ 46″ N, 62° 11′ 33″ E
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	Q193325; VIAF cluster ID: 247360153; GND ID: 4341831-4; Library of Congress authority ID: sh92000145; NL CR AUT ID: ge799853; J9U ID: 987013170291105171; World Heritage Site ID: 886; OpenStreetMap node ID: 3059289015
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This place is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, listed as State Historical and Cultural Park "Ancient Merv".

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ruins of the city of Marv
Ancient city of Merv, present day
Coin of the Sassanian king, Shapur III (Hellenistic era), minted in Merv
coins showing Hormizd I Kushanshah, Merv mint
Ambassador of Merv (
中文（繁體）：靺國
Moguo) to the Tang dynasty. Wanghuitu (
中文（繁體）：王會圖
), circa 650 CE (Sasanian era)
Mausoleums of Two Sahabi brothers, al-Aslamī and al-Ghifari, ancient Merv (Arab era)
Mausoleum of the Seljuq sultan Ahmad Sanjar (Turkic era)
Inside the Mausoleum of Ahmad Sanjar (Mongol era)
Fresco depicting the Battle at Merv of 1510 between Shah Ismail I and the Uzbek Khan Muhammad Shaybani (Uzbek era)
The oldest part of Merv, known as Erk Gala]] (from Persian, "the citadel fort") is the oldest part of the city of Merv complex. Built in the 7th century BC, Erk Gala was built as a Persian Style fortress controlling the oasis on the Murghab River.
Great Kyz Qala (fortress)
Little Kyz Qala (fortress)
Kepderihana's south wall
Photo-textured 3D laser scan image of
Gäwürgala
town walls
Interior of Kepderihana, with a 3D laser scanner positioned for work
Landmarks of ancient Merv on a 1993 Russian commemorative coin
Mosque (end of the 19th century)
Ancient Merv (end of the 19th century)
Merv, 1899
Merv pottery
Great Kyz Kala
Kyz Bibi mausoleum complex
1981 photo of the tomb of the Eskhab brothers on the territory of ancient Merv
7th century Great Ice House, Merv
Interior of the Ice House
oasis on a 1913 map