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Turkmenistan

39 places in the atlas, 5 of them inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage.

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Archaeological wonders20
Ancient cities17
Tells7
Ancient villages4
Buried cities4
Temple complexes4
Bmacs2
Bmac cities1
Bmac sanctuaries1
Bmac towns1
Caves1
Engineerings1

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Verified28
Accepted11

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Turkmenistan6
Ahal Province3
Mary Province3
Asia2
Mary Province, Murghab Delta2
Mary Province, Murghab Inland Delta2

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

Ahal Province, 30 km north of Ashgabat, northern foothills of Kopet Dag range (Kopet Dag piedmont)1

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

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Pseudoarchaeology0

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Archaeological wonders20 Ancient cities17 Tells7 Ancient villages4 Buried cities4 Temple complexes4 Bmacs2 Bmac cities1 Bmac sanctuaries1 Bmac towns1 Caves1 Engineerings1 Fire temples1 Fortified cities1

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Excavation

Partially excavated21 Not applicable11 Excavated5 Excavation ongoing1 Buried1

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turkmenistan12 archaeological wonder10 wikipedia sourced8 bmac6 namazga5 ancient city4 kopet4 margiana4 mary province4 masson4 murghab4 ahal province3 bronze age3 jeitun3 kopet dag3 oasis3 oxus3 parthian3

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🇹🇲 Turkmenistan · Archaeological wonder

Nisa, Turkmenistan

Greater Iran

capital of Parthian Empire