Ancient Merv
Also known as State Historical and Cultural Park “Ancient Merv”, Alexandrie de Margiane, Margush, Marv, Marw, Merv, Merve Oasis, Merw
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iii).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Turkmenistan
Inscribed
1999
Area
353 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Ancient Merv is about 35 km east of Mary. The nearest other World Heritage site is Bukhara, about 300 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Mary · about 179,000 peopleabout 35 km west
- Tejen · about 67,000 peopleabout 150 km west
- Türkmenabat · about 235,000 peopleabout 200 km north-east
- Kaka · about 38,000 peopleabout 230 km west
- Atamyrat · about 33,000 peopleabout 270 km east
- Andkhvoy · about 72,000 peopleabout 270 km east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
UzbekistanCultural304 km away
TurkmenistanCultural351 km away
UzbekistanCultural433 km away
UzbekistanCultural442 km away
UzbekistanCultural473 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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