Mary (Marv)

Turkmenistan / Mari /
 city, capital city of state/province/region
Mary (pronounced Mur-ree) is a city of Turkmenistan, capital of the Mary Province. Former names include Merv, Meru and Margiana. In 1999 its population was 123,000 (up from 92,000 in the 1989 census).
The city is an oasis in the Karakum Desert, located on the Murghab river.
Merv Oasis was occupied by Imperial Russia in 1884, triggering the Panjdeh Incident. The modern settlement was founded later that year as a Russian military and administrative post. It was developed by the Soviet Union as a center for cotton production through the use of extensive irrigation. In 1968, huge reserves of natural gas were discovered 20 kilometers west of town.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Province
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary,_Turkmenistan
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Coordinates:   37°36'4"N   61°50'53"E

Comments

  • MARY is a very nice place. I have been there for approximately seven months. But I would like to see more and more pictures of this beautiful city and show the beauty to the world so can get good financial benefits. You can open your city for trade and travel as well. But first you have to market your city in pretty manner. I have made a community "Mary, Turkmenistan" on www.orkut.com we have another group on www.facebook.com with "Mary forever". So plz join them and give the world a chance to come and see your beautiful city and invest money there so your youth will get good times.
  • i want to visit this city.i belongs to pakistan.what r the visa proceedures.ure country is so beautiful.kindly anyone email me at burjees@yahoo.com