Mary
#987 in WorldTurkmenistan
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Population
123K
Coordinates
37.6000, 61.8333
Category
cities
About
Mary is a city on an oasis in the Karakum Desert in Turkmenistan, located on the Murgab River. It was founded in 1884 about 30 kilometres (19 mi) from the ruins of the ancient abandoned great city of Merv and was actually named Merv until 1937.
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