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  Mary, Turkmenistan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mary is a city of Turkmenistan, capital of the Mary Province.
Mary is Turkmenistan's second city, and a large industrial centre, for the natural gas and cotton industries, the nation's two major export industries.
It is a trade center for cotton, cereals, hides, and wool.
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 Turkmenistan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Turkmenistan, formerly known as the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic is a country in Central Asia.
The October Revolution of 1917 in Russia and subsequent political unrest led to the declaration of the Turkmen Republic as one of the 15 republics of the Soviet Union in 1924.
Turkmenistan is dominated by an all-pervasive cult of personality extolling President Niyazov as Turkmenbashi ("Leader of all Turkmen").
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 AllRefer.com - Mary, city, Turkmenistan (CIS And Baltic Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
Lying in a large oasis of the Kara Kum desert, on the Murgab River delta, Mary is the center of a rich cotton-growing area.
Mary is also a major center of the natural gas industry.
Mary arose in 1884 as a Russian military-administrative center c.20 mi (30 km) from the site of ancient Merv and was itself called Merv until 1937.
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 Forum 18 Search/Archive
The raid on the Mary Baptist congregation and ban on any further services follows a similar raid on another Baptist congregation in the eastern city of Turkmenabad (formerly Charjou) in March.
In one letter to her of 20 December 2004, the Turkmen government complained that "sometimes some unreliable sources gave non-objective information" on individual cases, but Jahangir stressed she was still waiting for observations from the government on cases she raised.
She said she is still waiting for a response to her repeated requests to visit Turkmenistan to investigate for herself the religious freedom situation on the ground.
www.forum18.org /Archive.php?article_id=582   (1031 words)

  
 US Department Of State Post Report
Turkmenistan remains a single-party state, with the Democratic Party of Turkmenistan (formerly the Communist Party), chaired by the President, as the only registered party.
Turkmenistan's health indicators are among the worst in the former Soviet Republics.
As the Government of Turkmenistan is in the process of a major overhaul of the city, substituting high-rise apartment buildings for existing homes, the supply of appropriate single-family homes available for rental is diminishing.
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 Turkmenistan Country Guide - Resorts & Excursions - World Travel Guide Provided By Columbus Travel Publishing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Turkmenistan's harsh desert conditions and terrain mean that tourism has been relatively undeveloped.
MARY: Due east of Ashgabat, Mary is Turkmenistan's second city.
However, it lies near the remains of the city of Merv, which was once the second city of Islam and known as the 'Queen of Cities' until Ghengis Khan's son, Toloi, reduced it to rubble and reportedly killed a million of its inhabitants in 1221.
www.worldtravelguide.net /data/tkm/tkm130.asp?TravelMenu=Down   (761 words)

  
 STANTOURS - Turkmenistan - Mary - Mary Museum
The Mary museum was initially opened in 1984 in a large brick building constructed in 1908 and said originally to belong to a Russian brick factory owner.
Mary museum is generally open seven days a week, 9.00-18.00, with an admission charge currently set at US$1 per foreigner.
The museum is located in the city centre at 1 Komsomoloskaya str., 745400 Mary.
www.stantours.com /tm_rg_mr_mu.html   (213 words)

  
 Travel & Tourism
In an effort to attract foreign investment and tourism to Turkmenistan, the government has focused on infrastructure, construction of quality accommodation, including several 4-star hotels, and development of conference and business facilities.
Turkmenistan now hosts the largest and most modern airport in Central Asia.
For those of you who have had trouble reaching Turkmenistan by phone - please be aware that the communications company has changed the country and city codes dated from former-Soviet times.
www.turkmenistanembassy.org /turkmen/travel/travel.html   (112 words)

  
 War's End - Chapter 18 - Revelation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
There was a glint in his eye, partially from the bright sun and partially from the constant dust in the air.
The town with the unlikely name Mary was a crossroads of road and railroad in Central Asia between the Islamic nations and the old Soviet republics.
By the time he reached Mary he had saved a small bag of money, about $7,000, he used to set himself up in the small room and marketplace.
users.ev1.net /~behnguyen/we18.htm   (2380 words)

  
 Part Two, Ancient Merv, Mary & Yoloten, Turkmenistan
Mary is pronounced sort of half way between "Mary" and "Marie".
We had to walk part of the way to the Airport because the roads were closed to allow the president of the Ukraine a non-stop drive to the airport on his way out of town!
We stayed in Mary with some Peace Corps Volunteers who had their own apartment.
homepage.mac.com /douglasm/Archive/turkmenistan/turktwo.html   (957 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Merv Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Merv was a major oasis -city in Central Asia, on the Silk Road, located near today's Mary, Turkmenistan.
Merv was a major oasis-city in Central Asia, on the Silk Road, located near today's Mary, Turkmenistan.
From 1992-2000 a joint team of archaeologists from Turkmenistan and the U.K. have made remarkable discoveries.
www.ipedia.com /merv.html   (1600 words)

  
 NewsCentralAsia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Ashgabat, 29 November 2005 (nCa) --- Ambassador Abdul Aziz Ibrahim Al-Ghadeer, Saudi Arabian envoy in Turkmenistan, presented Monday formal invitation to President Niyazov for the forthcoming extraordinary summit of OIC (Organization of Islamic Conference).
Ashgabat, 29 November 2005 (nCa) --- A briefing organized Monday by the Ukrainian embassy in Ashgabat to stress that the Great Famine of Ukraine (1932-33) be recognized as genocide, sculpted unintentionally the contours of the current Moscow-Kiev tensions in bas-relief.
There are many reasons, the latest of which is the rape of a German girl by her host father in Texas.
www.newscentralasia.com /modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=847   (538 words)

  
 Murgab   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Mary, city, Turkmenistan - Mary or Mari, city (1991 pop.
Merv - Merv, ancient city, in Turkmenistan, in a large oasis of the Kara Kum desert, on the Murgab River.
Turkmenistan: Land, People, and Government - Land, People, and Government The desert lands of Kara Kum occupy 90% of Turkmenistan's total area;...
www.infoplease.com /ce6/world/A0834486.html   (179 words)

  
 Mary, city, Turkmenistan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Mary arose in 1884 as a Russian military-administrative center c.20 mi (30 km) from the site of ancient
Cities in dust: archaeological investigations are revealing the extraordinary 4,000-year story of the little-known oasis of Merv, located in a remote desert in Central Asia.(TURKMENISTAN) (Geographical)
In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on the U.S.: Peace Corps volunteer reflects on evacuation from Turkmenistan (Ukrainian Weekly, The)
www.infoplease.com /ce6/world/A0832051.html   (177 words)

  
 DCP: Turkmenistan : Mary
206.0 km (127.9 miles) SSE of Mary, Mary, Turkmenistan
122.9 km (76.3 miles) ESE of Mary, Mary, Turkmenistan
46.8 km (29.1 miles) NNE of Mary, Mary, Turkmenistan
www.confluence.org /region.php?id=1272   (72 words)

  
 Merv, Turkmenistan  -  Travel Photos by Galen R Frysinger, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
In the 11th century the Seljuk Turks appropriated Merv, an ancient city near Ashgabat, as the center of a dominion that stretched from Afghanistan to Egypt.
Soon after the fall of Samarqand he had dispatched his elder sons north into Khwarizm to lay siege to Muhammad's capital.
He now sent his youngest son into eastern Persia to sack and destroy the great and populous cities of Merv (now Mary, Turkmenistan) and Nishapur (now Neyshâbûr, Iran).
www.galenfrysinger.com /merv.htm   (183 words)

  
 Turkmenistan Blogs & Travel Journals   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
My address in Turkmenistan for the FIRST THREE MONTHS OF SERVICE is as follows: ___________________________________ PCT Stephen W. Smith U.S. Peace Corps/Turkmenistan PO Box 258, Krugozor Central Post Office Ashgabat, 744000 Turkmenistan VIA ISTANBUL ______________________________________ Via Istanbul should be written somewhere on the envelope.
If you are interested in receiving emails from my about my work as a public health volunteer in Turkmenistan please drop me an email and I will include you in either this blog, or more realistically a mass email which seems to be the only way to go about [Full Text]
We are headed to the eastern city of Mary where we will do some sightseeing before boarding a bus and drive towards the Uzbek border and [Full Text]
www.travelblog.org /Asia/Turkmenistan   (569 words)

  
 Exploitz.com - Turkmenistan posters - Full Listing
No Turkmenistan posters are currently available on Exploitz.com.
* If you decide to purchase Turkmenistan prints or posters make sure to check the individual product page to see if there is a coupon available (if there is it will be highlighted in yellow).
* You can also do an offsite search for Turkmenistan images through our partner Allposters - occasionally they may have Turkmenistan photos and Turkmenistan art pieces which are not available on Exploitz.com.
www.exploitz.com /Turkmenistan-posters.php   (204 words)

  
 Uzbekistan Turkmenistan Tour - 2: Tours in Khiva, Mary, Ashgabat, Kunya Urgench, Bukhara, Samarkand, and Tashkent.
Uzbekistan Turkmenistan Tour - 2: Tours in Khiva, Mary, Ashgabat, Kunya Urgench, Bukhara, Samarkand, and Tashkent.
Cities: Khiva, Mary, Ashgabat, Kunya Urgench, Bukhara, Samarkand, and Tashkent.
Consular fees paid upon collection of the entrance Visa to Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan;
www.advantour.com /tours/uzbekistan-turkmenistan-tour-2.htm   (239 words)

  
 OSCE Centre in Ashgabad - Course on international legislation in the sphere of human rights in Mary
OSCE Centre in Ashgabad - Course on international legislation in the sphere of human rights in Mary
Course on international legislation in the sphere of human rights in Mary
The five-day conference has been developed in cooperation with UNHCR and the National Institute of Democracy and Human Rights of Turkmenistan.
www.osce.org /ashgabad/item_6_14819.html   (88 words)

  
 Ancient Merv - Mary - Reviews of Ancient Merv - TripAdvisor
The old oasis-city has a fortress, mosques and mausoleum of the 11th and 12th centuries.
Be the first to write a user review and tell others about your experience!
Explore our site to find travel information and unbiased reviews on Mary tourism, maps and much more.
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 Media in Turkmenistan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Address: 20 1995 (former Galkynysh) street, 744004 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
A supplementary issue for “Neytralniy Turkmenistan” that is published twice a month
(Periodical Publication of all resolutions and decrees issued by the President of Turkmenistan)
www.usemb-ashgabat.rpo.at /media.html   (541 words)

  
 Marysky Educational Centre company, Turkmenistan : Yellow Pages Directory from DIRfor
Companies from Mary city in Yellow Pages: "Marysyyakhat", State Tourist Enterprise (Tourist services.) from category: Tourism ;
Category EDUCATION Yellow Pages companies: "Achyk Gapy" (Ecological education) from city Ashgabat; "Archimed" (Assistance to distribution of knowledge in field of physics, mathematics, solar radiation engineerin) from city Ashgabat; Association Of Turkmenistan Translators (Development of effective translational activity.) from city Ashgabat; Young Geologist (Educational activity with children of school age.) from city Ashgabat;
Yellow pages of country Turkmenistan, category EDUCATION, Mary city - directory for you
www.dirfor.com /Turkmenistan/marysky-educational-centre-18.htm   (94 words)

  
 Things to do in Mary - Mary attractions - TripAdvisor
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Travelers like you give candid advice on Mary hotels and much more.
TripAdvisor provides unbiased reviews of attractions, activities and things to do in Mary, Turkmenistan.
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 TravelHERO.com - MARY, TURKMENISTAN Hotels and Hotel Reservations
TravelHERO.com - MARY, TURKMENISTAN Hotels and Hotel Reservations
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