Human settlements of various sizes have existed at the site of Merv, in what is today Turkmenistan, between the 3 rd millennium BCE and the 18 th century CE. However, at its peak in the 12 th century ...

On the eve of the 25th anniversary of Turkmenistan’s neutrality, the Ashgabat publishing house “Ylym” (Science) released a book dedicated to one of the most famous monuments of Ancient Merv – an early ...

Turkmenistan is bordered by Kazakhstan ... It’s also steeped in history, with the city of Merv being one of the great cities ...