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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

Top regions

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)

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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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Pseudoarchaeology0

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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 Fortified cities1 Fortified settlements1

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UNESCO World Heritage only

Excavation

Partially excavated21 Excavated5 Excavation ongoing1 Buried1

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bmac6 namazga5 ancient city4 kopet4 margiana4 mary province4 masson4 murghab4 ahal province3 bronze age3 jeitun3 kopet dag3 oasis3 oxus3 parthian3 mary2 neolithic2 sarianidi2

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🇹🇲 Turkmenistan · Temple complex

Togolok 21 — BMAC Fire Temple

BMAC (2200–1800 BCE) · Oxus civilization

Togolok 21 — BMAC Fire Temple in Mary Province, Turkmenistan is a BMAC (2200–1800 BCE) temple-complex attributed to Oxus civilization.