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