Ancient Merv

The story behind the place

Ancient Merv's oasis contains remains spanning around four millennia. Successive urban areas and monuments reveal changing settlement over that long period. The historic core includes Erk Kala, Gyaur Kala and Sultan Kala, allowing the landscape to be read as overlapping cities rather than the remains of just one building campaign.

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