Mary
city of Mary Province in Turkmenistan
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Summary
Mary is a city[1]. Mary ranks in the top 10% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,345 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Mary Region[3]
- Country: Turkmenistan[4], Russian Empire[5], Soviet Union[6]
- Located in or next to body of water: Marghab River[7]
- Instance of: big city[8]
- Twinned administrative body: Jeddah[9], Istanbul[10], Samarkand[11]
- Postal code: 745400[12]
- Commons category: Mary, Turkmenistan[13]
- Licence plate code: MR[14]
- Inception: 1884[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mary, Turkmenistan[16]
- Population: 126,141[17], 37,091[18], 48,125[19], 61,738[20], 74,481[21], 92,290[22], 101,000[23], 208,682[24], 159,000[25], 167,027[26], 208,697[27]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[28], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[29], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[30], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[31]
- Capital of: Mary Region[32], Merv Okrug[33], Mervsky Uyezd[34]
- Official name: Мары[35]
- Category for people born here: Q8062741[36]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Mary[37]
- Native label: Mary[38]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Mary, Turkmenistan[39]
- Owner of: Mary Stadium[40]
- Different from: Merv[41]
- Elevation above sea level: 223 m[42]
Why It Matters
Mary has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] Mary is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]