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Merv

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

An oasis in Turkestan, belonging to Russia, being conquered in 1883,60 m. long by 40 broad, producing cereals, cotton, silk, &c.; breeds horses, camels, sheep, with a capital of the same name, on the Transcaspian railway.

Bibliography Information
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Merv'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​m/merv.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.