Marw

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Marw (Merv) was an important ancient city in Khorasan, serving as a major political, military, and cultural center in early Islamic and pre-Islamic Central Asia.

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Marw canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient city
archaeological site
historical settlement
alsoKnownAs Marv
Merv
associatedWith Samanid period
linked to: Samanid Empire

Seljuk Empire
contains Abdullah Khan Kala
Bairam Ali Khan Kala
Erk Kala
Gyaur Kala
Sultan Kala
declinedAfter Mongol conquest
flourishedDuring Abbasid Caliphate
Achaemenid Empire
Parthian Empire
Sasanian Empire
Umayyad Caliphate
hasHeritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site
knownFor Islamic learning
multi-ethnic population
religious scholarship
urban prosperity
locatedIn Central Asia
Khorasan
locatedInPresentDay Turkmenistan
locatedNear Murghab River
onTradeRoute Silk Road
linked to: Silk Road routes
partOf Greater Khorasan
linked to: Khorasan
regionType oasis city
religionsPracticed Buddhism
Christianity
Islam
Zoroastrianism
servedAs Seljuk capital at times
cultural center
military center
political center
strategicRole frontier of Iranian world
gateway between Iran and Transoxiana
sufferedEvent Mongol invasion
destruction in 13th century
UNESCOCountry Turkmenistan
UNESCOListingName Ancient Merv
UNESCOSiteType cultural
wasCapitalOf Abbasid province of Khurasan
linked to: Khorasan Province

Umayyad province of Khurasan
linked to: Khorasan Province
wasImportantIn early Islamic Central Asia
pre-Islamic Central Asia

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