Merv is the oldest and best-preserved of the oasis-cities along the Silk Route in Central Asia. The remains in this vast oasis span 4,000 years of human history.
Located 120 km from Dashoguz in northwestern Turkmenistan, Urgench was the capital of the Khorezm region of the Achaemenid Empire. S Several outstanding architectural monuments have been preserved including the mausoleums of Fahrad-din Razi (13th century), Tekesh Khorezmshakh (13th century), Turabek-khanum Kala (14th century), the fortress Ak-Kala and the minaret of the mosque.
Lynn Salmon <>{ Last updated: August 22, 2015