The site of Merv today is flat, barren desert. When the cities were inhabited the whole area was much more fertile. Because it is so flat, you cannot raise your head without seeing yet another of the ancient sites within Merv. Here we see part of the ancient city wall at Gyaur-Kala, which comprised the city of Margian Antioquia founded by the Seleukid King Antiochus Soter [280-261 BC]. It is sited to the north of Ancient Merv.
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