🏺 State Historical and Cultural Park "Ancient Merv": Kurtly Caravanserai
Seljuk-era trading post within a UNESCO World Heritage Site
📌 Fast Facts
- Located in Ahal Region, Turkmenistan, approximately 30 km from Mary city
- Part of the Ancient Merv UNESCO World Heritage Site (inscribed 1999)
- Built during the Seljuk period, 11th–12th centuries
- Architectural remnant of Silk Road commercial infrastructure
The Kurtly Caravanserai is a surviving structure within Ancient Merv, one of Central Asia's most historically significant archaeological ...