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The Sarahs Oasis surrounding the town has been inhabited since 2nd millennium BCE. The main administrative centre was Old
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In 2010 monuments of Sarahs, including Old
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Abul Fazl (Serakhs Baba). In 1089 Yarty Gumbez mausoleum was constructed 8 km south of the town, possibly as a burial site for Sheikh Ahmed Al Khady.
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The modern settlement was established in 1884 when Sarahs Oasis was annexed by the
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to the west. In 1989 the city had a population of 9,585.
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986:Source 1: Pogoda.ru.net, climatebase.ru (humidity)
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1046:References
991:Source 2:
302:Seljuk Era
157:Population
1532:Sakarçäge
1387:Baýramaly
1333:Capital:
1165:4 January
284:period a
255:Etymology
241:Silk Road
237:sea level
149:Elevation
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1427:Esenguly
1335:Ashgabat
1141:23 March
1137:. UNESCO
1119:23 March
1034:See also
1028:Ashgabat
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325:Orthodox
282:Sassanid
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126:Province
1592:Ýolöten
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1457:Gökdepe
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1367:Arkadag
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1020:Mashhad
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934:46.9
931:70.7
928:59.4
925:40.5
922:29.3
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533:32.6
528:37.4
523:39.0
518:37.3
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508:25.6
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498:13.0
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