UNESCO WHCCulturalInscribed 1999886-009
Yusuf Hamdani
Component of State Historical and Cultural Park “Ancient Merv”
Overview
Merv is the oldest and best-preserved of the oasis-cities along the Silk Route in Central Asia. The remains in this vast oasis span 4,000 years of human history. A number of monuments are still visible, particularly from the last two millennia.
About Yusuf Hamdani
Abū Yaʿqūb Yūsuf al-Hammandinā, best simply known as Yusuf Hammandina, was a Persian Sufi of the Middle Ages. He was the first of the group of Central Asian Sufi teachers known simply as Khwajagan of the Naqshbandi order. His shrine is at Merv, Turkmenistan.
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Details
- Countries
- Turkmenistan
- ISO Codes
- TM
- Coordinates
- 37.6798, 62.1736
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