This page gathers the historic cities, events and structures located within the modern borders of Turkmenistan, and the civilizations that ruled this geography. Locations are matched to the data on the interactive map.
Civilizations that ruled these lands (4)
Historic cities (4)
- Merv · 500 BCE
- Nisa (Parthia capital) · 247 BCE
- Ashgabat · 1881 CE
- Mary · 1884 CE
Events on this geography (16)
- 530 BCEQueen Tomyris vs Cyrus the Great
- 484 CEHephthalites Kill Sasanid Shah Peroz
- 1991 CEIndependence of Turkmenistan
- 470 CEHephthalites Control the Silk Road
- 1760 CEMagtymguly Pyragy
- 1881 CEBattle of Geok Tepe
- 1700 BCEBMAC-Steppe Contact
- 600 BCEMassagetae Social and Cultural Life
- 247 BCEArsaces I and the Founding of the Parthian State (247 BCE)
- 570 CEGöktürks Control South of Caspian Sea
- 640 CEFirst Armed Contact Between the Turks and Islam: The Conquest of Khorasan
- 1040 CEThe Battle of Dandanaqan: The Seljuks Defeat the Ghaznavids
- 1118 CESultan Sanjar Becomes the Last Great Seljuk Ruler
- 1200 CEKhwarazmshah Sultan Muhammad's Domination of Central Asia
- 1219 CEGenghis Khan's Central Asian Campaign
- 1995 CEPermanent Neutrality of Turkmenistan
Architectural sites (4)
Sıkça sorulan sorular
- Which civilizations lived on the lands of Turkmenistan?
- Abbasid Caliphate, Samanid Empire, Seljuk Empire, Turkmenistan.
- What are the oldest historic cities on the lands of Turkmenistan?
- Merv (500 BCE), Nisa (Parthia capital) (247 BCE), Ashgabat (1881 CE), Mary (1884 CE).
- How many historic cities are within the modern borders of Turkmenistan?
- 4 historic cities are recorded within the borders of Turkmenistan.