🏺 State Historical and Cultural Park "Ancient Merv": Greater and Lesser Nagym Kalas
UNESCO World Heritage Site of successive oasis cities spanning the Silk Road
📌 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed 1999
- Location: Mary region, Turkmenistan (37.87111°N, 62.195°E)
- Occupation: 3rd millennium BC through Islamic period and later eras
- Greater Kyz Kala: approximately 46 × 36 m platform with 10–12 m high walls, dated to late 8th–early 9th century
Ancient Merv represents one of the most comprehensively preserved oasis cities of the Silk Road, containing layered archaeological ...