Margu
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[[Image:Margiana-300BCE.png|frame|right|Margiana, ca. 300 BCE.]]
'''Margu''' (Greek '''Margiana''') was a [[satrap]]y of the [[Achaemenid]] Empire, mentioned in the [[Behistun inscriptions]] of ca. [[515 BCE]] by [[Darius Hystaspis]]. It was centered at [[Merv]] in modern [[Turkmenistan]].
==See also==
*[[Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex]]
*[[History of Turkmenistan]]
*[http://www.livius.org/man-md/margiana/margiana.html Margiana]
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[[Category:Provinces of the Sassanid Empire]]
[[Category:Achaemenid satrapies]]
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[[ca:Margiana]]
[[es:Margiana]]
[[fa:مرگوش]]
[[fr:Margiane]]
[[ko:마르구]]
[[pl:Margiana]]
[[ru:Маргиана]]