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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:ancient_city
gptkb:archaeological_site
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gptkbp:abandoned
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18th century
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Alexandria_Margiana
gptkb:Antiochia_in_Margiana
gptkb:Marv
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gptkbp:archaeologicalSignificance
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evidence of continuous occupation for 2,500 years
well-preserved urban layers
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gptkbp:conqueredBy
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gptkb:Mongol_Empire
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gptkbp:declinedAfter
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gptkb:Mongol_invasion_(1221)
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gptkbp:destroyedBy
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gptkb:Mongols
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gptkbp:excavatedBy
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British archaeologists
Russian archaeologists
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gptkbp:features
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gptkb:Erk_Kala
gptkb:Gyaur_Kala
gptkb:Mausoleum_of_Sultan_Sanjar
gptkb:Little_Kyz_Kala
gptkb:Great_Kyz_Kala
gptkb:Sultan_Kala
Abbasid-era structures
Seljuk-era mausoleums
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gptkbp:foundedIn
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6th century BC
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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ancient city of Merv
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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:notableFor
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major center of Islamic learning
one of the largest cities in the world in the 12th century
important Silk Road oasis
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Abbasid_Caliphate
gptkb:Seljuk_Empire
gptkb:Achaemenid_Empire
gptkb:Parthian_Empire
gptkb:Seleucid_Empire
gptkb:Umayyad_Caliphate
gptkb:Sasanian_Empire
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gptkbp:populationPeak
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over 500,000 (12th century)
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gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite
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1999
yes
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Merv_Oasis
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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