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Turkmenistan

28 places in the atlas, 4 of them inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage.

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Ancient cities17
Archaeological wonders10
Tells7
Ancient villages4
Buried cities4
Temple complexes4
Bmacs2
Bmac cities1
Bmac sanctuaries1
Bmac towns1
Engineerings1
Fire temples1

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Verified27
Accepted1

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Ahal Province3
Mary Province3
Mary Province, Murghab Delta2
Mary Province, Murghab Inland Delta2
Ahal Province, 100 km east of Ashgabat near Tejen oasis, border hills with Iran (Kaka District, Tejen River fan)1

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Ahal Province, 30 km north of Ashgabat, northern foothills of Kopet Dag range (Kopet Dag piedmont)

Ahal Province, 8 km southeast of Ashgabat on Kopet Dag piedmont, Anau oasis (near modern Anau town, border with Iran foothills)1

Ahal Province, Kaahka District near Dushak (110 km SE of Ashgabat, Kopet foothills–Karakum transition)1

Ahal Province, Kaahka District, Dushak oasis, Ulugh Depe1

Ahal Province, Karakum (near Tejen/Murghab divide, 30 km north of Tejen road, Ahal oasis chain between Namazga and Merv)1

Ahal Province, Kopet Dag Piedmont1

Ahal Province, Kopet Dag foothills1

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Partially excavated21 Excavated5 Excavation ongoing1 Buried1

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🇹🇲 Turkmenistan · Ancient city

Altyn-Depe — North Craft Quarter (Mary)

Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) · Bronze Age urban

Altyn-Depe — North Craft Quarter (Mary) in Mary Province, Altyn-Depe, Turkmenistan is a Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) ancient city attributed t…