Mary
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Mary is a city in Turkmenistan that serves as the capital of Mary Province in the country's southeastern region. It is historically and economically significant as a major cultural and commercial center in Turkmenistan.
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- Locality
- Mary şäheri
- Region
- Mary welaýaty
- Country
- Türkmenistan
- Population
- 167,027
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Mary ( Turkmen pronunciation: [mɑˈɾɯ]) is a city on an oasis in the Karakum Desert in Turkmenistan, located on the Murgab River. It was founded in 1884 about 30 kilometres (19 mi) from the ruins of the ancient abandoned great city of Merv and was actually named Merv until 1937.
Mary is the capital city of Mary Region. In 2022, Mary had a population of 167,027, up from 92,000 in the 1989 census.