Kategorie

Cultural

Land

Turkmenistan

Einschreibungsjahr

1999

Kriterien

(ii)(iii)

UNESCO-ID

886

Beschreibung

Merv is the oldest and best-preserved of the oasis-cities along the Silk Route in Central Asia. The remains in this vast oasis span 4,000 years of human history. A number of monuments are still visible, particularly from the last two millennia.