State Historical and Cultural Park “Ancient Merv”

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State Historical and Cultural Park “Ancient Merv”, Turkmenistan
Photo: Hans Birger Nilsen, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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November–March
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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 number of monuments are still visible, particularly from the last two millennia.

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