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Places in Turkmenistan matching “Mary Province, Karakum Desert, Murghab Fan” · Mysteria

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🇹🇲 Turkmenistan · Ancient city

Gonur Tepe

BMAC / Oxus Civilization 2500–1500 BCE (peak 2300–1700 BCE) · Bactria-Margiana / Oxus / Indo-Iranian

Fortified Bronze Age capital (2500–1500 BCE) of Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex (BMAC, Oxus Civilization) in Murghab delta, discovered by Viktor Sarianidi 1972.