Merv is in Turkmenistan, in Baýramaly District. This sheet answers with open data: what the place is, where it sits at GPS precision and which notable attractions lie a few kilometers away.
Data sheet
What it is
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Country
Turkmenistan
City or region
Baýramaly District
Coordinates
37.6628 N, 62.1925 E
UNESCO World Heritage
Yes (site or site component)
Notability (sitelinks)
69
The 5 closest notable attractions
Attraction
Country
Distance (km)
Ferdowsi Mausoleum
Iran
271.0
Imam Reza Shrine
Iran
275.2
Samanid Mausoleum
Uzbekistan
303.2
Arch of Neutrality
Turkmenistan
340.1
Türkmenbaşy Mosque
Turkmenistan
348.2
The closest neighbor is Ferdowsi Mausoleum, 271.0 km away in a straight line. The table above answers the question every itinerary starts with: what else is nearby?
The name in 3 languages
Português
Merv
English
Merv
Español
Merv
Source and method
Source
Wikidata (CC0), snapshot of 2026-07-09
Distances
Haversine over 37.6628 N, 62.1925 E and the 2,000 attractions in the snapshot
Notability
Merv: 69 sitelinks; closest neighbor Ferdowsi Mausoleum at 271.0 km