State Historical and Cultural Park “Ancient Merv”
Also known as Alexandrie de Margiane, Margush, Marv, Marw, Merv, Merve Oasis, Merw
CulturalTurkmenistan
Turkmenistan
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iii).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Turkmenistan
Inscribed
1999
Area
353 ha
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Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
Historic Centre of Bukhara
UzbekistanCultural304 km away
Parthian Fortresses of Nisa
TurkmenistanCultural351 km away
Shahrisabz
UzbekistanCultural433 km away
Itchan Kala
UzbekistanCultural442 km away
Samarkand – Crossroad of Cultures
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
- Wikidata itemQ193325, open data (CC0)
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