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This article is about Merv, the oasis-city in Central Asia. For the TV personality, see Merv Griffin, for the Australian cricketer see Merv Hughes, and for the filtration standard, see Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value.
Merv (Russian: Мерв, from Persian: مرو, Marv, sometimes transliterated Marw or Mary; cf. 木鹿, Mulu), formerly Achaemenid Satrapy of Margiana, and later Alexandria and Antiochia in Margiana (Greek: Αντιόχεια της Μαργιανήs), was a major oasis-city in Central Asia, on the historical Silk Road, located near today's Mary in Turkmenistan. Several cities have existed on this site, which is significant for the interchange of culture and politics at a site of major strategic value. It is claimed that Merv was briefly the largest city in the world in the twelfth century http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa011201a.htm. The site of ancient Merv has been listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. (...) more....
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sight State Historical and Cultural Park "Ancient Merv"
More than a mirage for 4,000 years. Merv is the oldest and best-preserved of the oasis-cities along the Silk Route in Central Asia. The remains in this vast oasis span 4,000 years of human history. A n...
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