Merki
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 Kazakhstan
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| Territory : | Shambyl | ||
| Audany: | Merki | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 52 ' N , 73 ° 11' E | ||
| Height : | 701 m | ||
| Residents : | 11,605 (Jan 1, 2020) | ||
| Time zone : | EKST ( UTC + 6 ) | ||
| Telephone code : | (+7) 72632 | ||
| Postal code : | 080500-080502 | ||
| License plate : | 08 (old: H) | ||
| Community type: | local community | ||
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Merki ( Kazakh Меркі ; Russian Мерке Merke ) is a place in the extreme south of the Republic of Kazakhstan .
Merki has 11,605 inhabitants. The place is 370 km west of Almaty and 60 east of Taraz , on the northern flank of the Kyrgyz mountains . The right tributary of the Kuragaty , Merki , flows through the place.
Merki is the administrative center of the Rajons Merki area Zhambyl .
Merki lies on the Lugovoi – Bishkek railway line .
geography
37 km to the south is a Turkish sanctuary, which, also because of its remoteness, is very well preserved. It is located at 3000 m altitude in the mountains. So far, over 250 objects have been found, including 70 steles. In 1998 the sanctuary was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
history
In the Middle Ages, Merke was a city with a square shape, protected by a city wall, on the bank of a river. In the southwest the remains of a citadel have been preserved. The city was on a trade route between Bishkek and Taraz .
Relics of the Sogdians , Turkic peoples , Karluks , Karakhanids and Mongols were found in excavations . A church built in the city was converted into a mosque (before 985).
In the early 13th century, the city was destroyed by the Mongols . In the 19th century people from Kokand settled here again .
Wilhelm Barthold examined the ruins for the first time in 1893–94 , followed by smaller excavations in 1936, 1954 and 2000. From 2006, more extensive excavations were carried out.
population
| Population development | ||||||
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| 1939 | 1959 | 1970 | 1979 | 1989 | 1999 | 2009 |
| 3,961 | 10,419 | 16,516 | 19,055 | 17,320 | 12,882 | 13,467 |
Sons and daughters of the place
- Serik Bürkitbajew (* 1957), manager and politician
- Bauyrschan Muchametschanow (* 1960), politician
Web links
- Website of the Society for the Exploration of Eurasia: The Site of Merke - an ancient Sogdian city , accessed on November 16, 2019.
- UNESCO Site: Turkic sanctuary of Merke , accessed November 16, 2019.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Численность населения Республики Казахстан по полу в разрезе областей и столицы, столицы, столицы, анколицы, столицы, городоав, областей и столицы, анкония, горойцы, коники, городоав,. ( Excel ; 96 KB) stat.gov.kz, accessed on July 19, 2020 (Russian).
- ↑ Page of UNESCO
- ^ Page of the Society for the Exploration of Eurasia
