Mary
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.jpg) 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)