Ancient Merv

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Ancient_Merv
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:abandoned 18th century
gptkbp:archaeological_excavations since 1880s
gptkbp:destroyedBy gptkb:Mongols
1221
gptkbp:estimated_population_at_peak up to 500,000
gptkbp:founded 6th century BC
gptkbp:historicalSignificance capital of several empires
major city of the Islamic world
gptkbp:inscription gptkb:State_Historical_and_Cultural_Park_"Ancient_Merv"
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Marv
gptkb:Merv
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Mary_Province
gptkbp:location gptkb:Turkmenistan
gptkbp:mainEmpires gptkb:Khwarazmian_Empire
gptkb:Seljuk_Empire
gptkb:Achaemenid_Empire
gptkb:Parthian_Empire
gptkb:Sassanian_Empire
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Erk_Kala
gptkb:Gyaur_Kala
gptkb:Mausoleum_of_Sultan_Sanjar
gptkb:Sultan_Kala
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Silk_Road
gptkbp:populationPeak 12th century
gptkbp:river gptkb:Murghab_River
gptkbp:significance one of the largest cities in the world in the 12th century
gptkbp:status gptkb:ruins
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 1999
yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Türkmenistan
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ancient Merv