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Pobeda Destination Guide

Discover Pobeda in Turkmenistan

Pobeda in the region of Turkmenistan (general) is a town located in Turkmenistan - some 192 mi or ( 310 km ) East of Ashkhabad , the country's capital .

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Local time in Pobeda is now 09:58 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Ashgabat " with a UTC offset of 5 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Mashhad, Ashkhabad, Herat, Qarshi, and Bukhara. When in this area, you might want to check out Mashhad . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Pobeda ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Turkmenistan airlines. Boeing 717-200 Landing to Ashgabat.wmv

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Erk Kala in Merv

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Interesting facts about this location

Sanjan (Khorasan)

Sanjan is an ancient city on the southern edge of the Kara-kum Desert, in the vicinity of the historically eminent oasis-city of Merv. Topographically, Sanjan is located in the Greater Khorasan region of Central Asia. Politically, Sanjan is in the present-day Mary Province of Turkmenistan. Together with Merv, Sanjan was an important stopping place and center of trade on the southern route of the Silk road.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 37.59 61.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Populated places along the Silk Road, Populated places in Turkmenistan

Mary Stadium

Mary Stadium is a stadium in Mary, Turkmenistan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home for Merw Mary. It has a capacity of 10,000 people.

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Located at 37.59 61.84 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Football venues in Turkmenistan

Mary, Turkmenistan

Mary is the capital city of Mary Province in Turkmenistan. Former names include Merv, Meru and Margiana. It is located at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:37|36|N|61|50|E|region:TM_type:city|| |primary |name= }}. The city is an oasis in the Karakum Desert, located on the Murghab river. In 2009, Mary had a population of 123,000, up from 92,000 in the 1989 census. In Kerait tradition, Mary the mother of Jesus was buried here. The city also has an airport.

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Located at 37.60 61.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Populated places in Turkmenistan

Margu

Margu was a satrapy of the Achaemenid Empire. The ruler who lost a Bactrian revolt is mentioned as a Margian in the Behistun inscriptions of ca. 515 BCE by Darius Hystaspis. It is not mentioned as a satrapy in the inscription, because it was included in a larger satrapy of the empire.

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Located at 37.60 61.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Achaemenid satrapies, Provinces of the Sassanid Empire

Murgap, Turkmenistan

Murgap is a town and a capital of Murgap District in the Mary Province of Turkmenistan. The name comes from root words "mur" - water as in "yagmur"/"yagmyr" literally translated as "drops of water" or rain and "gap" a dish or box, denoting the land as place with water. It is located in the delta of the Murgab River and has a railway station on the Mary - Serhetabat line. In 1973 there were 5700 living in the town and today this has grown to around 10,000.

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Located at 37.50 61.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Mary Province, Populated places in Turkmenistan