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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:ancient_city
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gptkbp:abandoned
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18th century
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gptkbp:alternativeName
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gptkb:Mary
gptkb:Marv
gptkb:Margiana
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gptkbp:archaeologicalFinds
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ongoing
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gptkbp:coordinates
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37.6611°N 62.1794°E
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gptkbp:destroyedBy
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gptkb:Mongols
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gptkbp:founded
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6th century BC
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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major oasis-city on the Silk Road
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Merv, Turkmenistan
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gptkbp:knownFor
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gptkb:Erk_Kala
gptkb:Gyaur_Kala
gptkb:Mausoleum_of_Sultan_Sanjar
gptkb:Great_Kyz_Kala
gptkb:Sultan_Kala
archaeological ruins
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gptkbp:languageHistorical
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gptkb:Arabic
gptkb:Persian
Turkic
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Turkmenistan
gptkb:Mary_Province
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gptkbp:nearestCity
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gptkb:Mary,_Turkmenistan
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gptkbp:notableBuilding
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gptkb:Erk_Kala
gptkb:Gyaur_Kala
gptkb:Mausoleum_of_Sultan_Sanjar
gptkb:Great_Kyz_Kala
gptkb:Sultan_Kala
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:Mongol_massacre_of_1221
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gptkbp:notablePerson
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gptkb:Al-Fadl_ibn_Sahl
gptkb:Al-Muqaddasi
gptkb:Al-Mamun
gptkb:Yaqut_al-Hamawi
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Abbasid_Caliphate
gptkb:Khwarazmian_Empire
gptkb:Seljuk_Empire
gptkb:Sassanid_Empire
gptkb:Achaemenid_Empire
gptkb:Parthian_Empire
gptkb:Umayyad_Caliphate
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gptkbp:populationEstimate
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up to 500,000 (historical)
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gptkbp:populationPeak
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12th century
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gptkbp:religionHistorical
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gptkb:Islam
gptkb:Zoroastrianism
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gptkbp:Silk_Road
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yes
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gptkbp:status
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gptkb:archaeological_site
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gptkbp:UNESCO_criteria
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(ii) (iii) (iv)
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gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite
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1999
yes
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Elena_Bonner
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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