Miana, Turkmenistan Explained

Official Name:Miana
Pushpin Map:Turkmenistan
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Turkmenistan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name: Turkmenistan
Subdivision Name1:Ahal Province
Coordinates:36.8717°N 60.4042°W

Miana is a large village in Ahal Province, Turkmenistan, not far from the Iranian border. The eleventh century Abu Said Meikhene Mausoleum, dedicated to Abū-Sa'īd Abul-Khayr lies to the northwest.

Geography

The village is accessed via a road from the M37 highway at Dushak in the northwest, south of Tejen. The Iranian border villages of Qaratigan and Sanganeh lie to the southwest on the mountainous border. The land immediately to the north of the village is fertile, with fields under cultivation.

Landmarks

The eleventh century Abu Said Meikhene Mausoleum lies to the northwest.[1]

Two important Neolithic and Chalcolithic period settlements have been excavated in the area of Miana.

Altyn Depe (3200 to 2400 BCE), a Neolithic settlement extending into the Bronze Age, was discovered by Boris Kuftin near the village.

Monjukli Depe, starting about 6200 BC, was discovered more recently, in 1959.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Zonn. Igor S.. Kosarev. Aleksey N. Glantz. Michael H.. The Caspian Sea Encyclopedia. 26 May 2010. Springer Science & Business Media. 978-3-642-11524-0. 283.