Mary, Turkmenistan

Mary

Merv medieval times-1937
Alexandria Margiana antiquity
Mary Merv medieval times-1937; Alexandria Margiana antiquity
	Regional Museum in Mary
	Mary Location in Turkmenistan
	Coordinates: 37°36′N 61°50′E / 37.600°N 61.833°E
Country	Turkmenistan
Region	Mary
Government
• Hakim	Kakageldi Gurbanov
Elevation	223 m (732 ft)
Population (2010)
• Total	126,000
Time zone	UTC+5

Mary (Turkmen pronunciation: [mɑˈɾɯ]; Cyrillic: Мары, 1992-1993: Marx), formerly named Merv,^[1] Meru and Alexandria Margiana, is a city on an oasis in the Karakum Desert in Turkmenistan, located on the Murgab River. It is the capital city of Mary Region. In 2010, Mary had a population of 126,000,^[2] up from 92,000 in the 1989 census.^[3] The ruins of the ancient city of Merv are located near the present-day city.

^ 1929 Soviet Turkmenistan map
^ Britannica Book of the Year 2010. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. 2009. p. 719. ISBN 978-1-59339-232-1. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
^ Population census 1989 Archived 18 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Demoscope Weekly, No. 359–360, 1–18 January 2009 (search for Туркменская ССР) (in Russian)

[1] 1929 Soviet Turkmenistan map

[2] Britannica Book of the Year 2010. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. 2009. p. 719. ISBN 978-1-59339-232-1. Retrieved 17 December 2019.

[3] Population census 1989 Archived 18 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Demoscope Weekly, No. 359–360, 1–18 January 2009 (search for Туркменская ССР) (in Russian)

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Mary Merv medieval times-1937 Alexandria Margiana antiquity
Regional Museum in Mary
Mary Location in Turkmenistan
Coordinates: 37°36′N 61°50′E / 37.600°N 61.833°E / 37.600; 61.833
Country	Turkmenistan
Region	Mary
Government
• Hakim	Kakageldi Gurbanov
Elevation	223 m (732 ft)
Population (2010)
• Total	126,000
Time zone	UTC+5