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Event archaeological Middle East

Merv

2500 BCE – 1221 CE

Central Asian Silk Road oasis in Turkmenistan, once one of the world's largest cities before its destruction by the Mongols in…

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Ancient major city in Central Asia

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Merv

2500 BCE – 1221 CE

Central Asian Silk Road oasis in Turkmenistan, once one of the world's largest cities before its destruction by the Mongols in 1221

Standing in 2500 BCE

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