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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:Marv
gptkb:Merv
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gptkbp:archaeologicalFinds
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began in 1880s
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gptkbp:destroyedBy
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gptkb:Mongols
1221
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gptkbp:foundedIn
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6th century BC
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gptkbp:historicalPeriod
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gptkb:Seljuk_Empire
gptkb:Islamic_Golden_Age
gptkb:Sassanid_Empire
gptkb:Achaemenid_Empire
gptkb:Mongol_Empire
gptkb:Parthian_Empire
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gptkbp:knownFor
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gptkb:archaeological_site
historic urban center
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Turkmenistan
gptkb:Mary_Province
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gptkbp:locatedOn
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gptkb:Silk_Road
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gptkbp:notableBuilding
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gptkb:Erk_Kala
gptkb:Gyaur_Kala
gptkb:Kyz_Kala
gptkb:Mausoleum_of_Sultan_Sanjar
gptkb:Sultan_Kala
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Greater_Khorasan
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gptkbp:populationEstimate
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up to 500,000 (at peak)
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gptkbp:populationPeak
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12th century
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gptkbp:significance
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one of the oldest and best-preserved oasis cities of the Silk Road
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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:Parthia
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Old Merv
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