Province of Mary - Provincia di Mary

Province of Mary
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Location
Mary's Province - Location
StateTurkmenistan
CapitalMary
Surface 86,800 km²
Inhabitants1.584.000 (2006 estimate)

Province of Mary (Mary welaýaty) is a region of the Turkmenistan heavily industrialized.

To know

Geographical notes

It is located in the southeast of the country, on the border withAfghanistan.


Territories and tourist destinations

Urban centers

  • Mary - Capital and large industrial center often used as a tourist base for those heading to Merv or other nearby archaeological sites.
  • Baýramaly - Medium-sized city located on a dry oasis used as a natural climatic spa.
  • Ýolöten - Oil city.

Other destinations

  • Gonur Depe - Archaeological site of an ancient Indo-settlementIranian about 4,000 years ago.
  • Merv - Site UNESCO which was a major oasis city on the Silk Road with a rich history and was once the largest city in the world.


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Other projects

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