Merv

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ruins of the Great Kiz-Kala fortress

Merv, ancient city in Turkmenistan

Merv, Turkmenistan: Askhab mausoleums

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Hemp (Cannabis sativa).

9 Mind-Altering Plants

Small, white rat (genus Rattus) on a glass table. (rodent, laboratory, experiment)

Cruel and Unusual Punishments: 15 Types of Torture

Close up of books. Stack of books, pile of books, literature, reading. Homepage 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society

12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

Fish. Lionfish. Lion-fish. Turkey fish. Fire-fish. Red lionfish. Pterois volitans. Venomous fin spines. Coral reefs. Underwater. Ocean. Red lionfish swims by seaweed.

10 of the World’s Most Dangerous Fish

illustration of the walking titanosaurus, Patagotitan mayorum

Titanosaurs: 8 of the World's Biggest Dinosaurs

Battle of the Alamo from "Texas: An Epitome of Texas History from the Filibustering and Revolutionary Eras to the Independence of the Republic, 1897. Texas Revolution, Texas revolt, Texas independence, Texas history.

6 Wars of Independence

Two chicks near an egg with a white background (poultry, chick, chickens, birds).

What Do Eggs Have to Do with Easter?

Merv: Facts & Related Content

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Facts

Also Known As	Margu • Mouru

Photos

ruins of the Great Kiz-Kala fortress

Merv, ancient city in Turkmenistan

Merv, Turkmenistan: Askhab mausoleums

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Topics

Nisa Babylon Chichén Itzá Troy Lost Colony Sodom and Gomorrah Mohenjo-daro Taxila Teotihuacán Tenochtitlán

Major Events

Battle of Dandānqān

Turkmenistan

Mary

oblast, Turkmenistan

Achaemenian dynasty

ancient Iran

Key People

Yazdegerd III

Sāsānian king