Why this ride
On the way it passes Mausoleum of Huday Nazar; the Mausolea of, State Historical and Cultural Park “Ancien and back through Mausoleum of Huday Nazar; the Mausolea of. It was put together for the scenery rather than the shortest line.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Besh Agyz koshk and State Historical and Cultural Park “Ancien
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 89 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 16
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Besh Agyz koshk
Out on the edge of the Merv oasis in southeastern Turkmenistan, where irrigated fields fade into the sand of the Karakum desert, stand the ruins of buildings known as koshks. These were fortified mansions of mud brick, with heavily ribbed walls that look like giant corrugated cardboard, built in the early medieval period by the landed gentry of Merv. Besh Agyz, which means five mouths, is one of them, and it is part of the UNESCO listing of the Silk Roads, alongside the vast ruined cities of Ancient Merv, a World Heritage Site since 1999. Merv was for centuries one of the great cities of the Islamic world and a key stop on the routes between China and the Mediterranean, until the Mongols destroyed it in the thirteenth century.
Read the complete Besh Agyz koshk write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Besh Agyz koshk is where the day begins. Next is Mausoleum of Huday Nazar; the Mausolea of.
2. Mausoleum of Huday Nazar; the Mausolea of
The oasis of Merv, in south-eastern Turkmenistan, was for centuries one of the great cities of Central Asia, a stop on the Silk Road and at one point, under the Seljuks in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, possibly one of the largest cities in the world. Today its ruins are spread over a vast area of desert and farmland near the town of Bayramaly, and they form the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ancient Merv. Scattered among them are small mausolea, tombs of holy men and companions of the Prophet, and the Mausoleum of Huday Nazar is one of these, a modest brick structure that has long been a place of local pilgrimage.
Read the complete Mausoleum of Huday Nazar; the Mausolea of write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Mausoleum of Huday Nazar; the Mausolea of comes up about 15 km into the recorded legs. Next is State Historical and Cultural Park “Ancien.
3. State Historical and Cultural Park “Ancien
South of the Karakum and just outside the modern city of Mary, the ground is littered with the ghosts of cities. Nagym Kala, the Greater and Lesser forts, are two of the walled settlements that make up the old Merv oasis, one of the great cities of the Silk Road. The Murgab river spreads out here into a delta that has fed farmers for thousands of years, and Merv grew up where the water met the desert.
Read the complete State Historical and Cultural Park “Ancien write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 40 km into the recorded legs you reach State Historical and Cultural Park “Ancien. Next is back through Mausoleum of Huday Nazar; the Mausolea of.
4. back through Mausoleum of Huday Nazar; the Mausolea of
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Mausoleum of Huday Nazar; the Mausolea of write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Mausoleum of Huday Nazar; the Mausolea of, late in the day. Next is Besh Agyz koshk.
5. Besh Agyz koshk
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Besh Agyz koshk write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Besh Agyz koshk. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Besh Agyz koshk to Mausoleum of Huday Nazar; the Mausolea of
Besh Agyz koshk → Mausoleum of Huday Nazar; the Mausolea of is 15 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Mausoleum of Huday Nazar; the Mausolea of to State Historical and Cultural Park “Ancien
Mausoleum of Huday Nazar; the Mausolea of → State Historical and Cultural Park “Ancien is 25 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
State Historical and Cultural Park “Ancien to back through Mausoleum of Huday Nazar; the Mausolea of
State Historical and Cultural Park “Ancien → back through Mausoleum of Huday Nazar; the Mausolea of is 33 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Mausoleum of Huday Nazar; the Mausolea of to Besh Agyz koshk
back through Mausoleum of Huday Nazar; the Mausolea of → Besh Agyz koshk is 15 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.