Mary welaýaty
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| Country | Turkmenistan |
| Capital | Mary (Turkmenistan) |
| surface | 87,150 km² |
| Residents | 1,480,400 (2005) |
| density | 17 inhabitants per km² |
| ISO 3166-2 | TM-M |
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Coordinates: 37 ° 0 ' N , 62 ° 0' E
Mary welaýaty (formerly Russian Марыйская область Maryjskaja oblast ) is one of the five provinces of Turkmenistan .
The province is located in the south-east of the country and borders Afghanistan in the south-east and south . The south of the province by the river flows Murghab , in the Desert Karakum seeps, and the Karakum Canal crosses the province.
The area is 87,150 km², the population (2005) around 1,480,000, resulting in a population density of around 17 inhabitants / km².
The capital of the province is Mary , which is not far from the famous ruined city of Merw ; other larger cities are Baýramaly and Ýolöten . In addition to the ruins of Merw, there are also traces of Buddhist settlement in the region , including in Gonur Depe and Ýekedeşik, of tourist and historical importance .
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- ^ Britannica Book of the Year 2013
