Mary is a city on an oasis in the Karakum Desert along the Murgab River in Turkmenistan, and the capital of Mary Region; it was founded in 1884 as a Russian military and administrative post near the ancient ruins of Merv, originally taking that site's name before being renamed Mary in 1937. Turkmenistan's fourth-largest city, Mary is a major industrial hub for natural gas and cotton production, and large natural gas reserves were discovered nearby in 1968. Its population was 167,027 at the 2022 census, up from 92,000 in 1989.
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Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude37.606889 degrees north 1 Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Mary, Turkmenistan (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox: population_total
167 027
Infobox: Founded
1884
Infobox: Elevation
223 m (732 ft)
Infobox: Coordinates
37°36′24.8″N 61°50′3.9″E / 37.606889°N 61.834417°E
- In Group: Cities of Central Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
View the Source 2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 37.6069,61.8344
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevationQuote, results elevation
"elevation": 222.0
3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 37.75, 61.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 37.75, 61.75
37.75 61.75 BSk
4. GeoNames: Mary - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1218667, nearest place to the city coordinates (1.5 km)Quote, cities500 record 1218667, nearest place to the city coordinates (1.5 km)
37.59378 61.83031 P PPLA TM 05 167027 223 Asia/Ashgabat
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