is Merw Mary, who play at the Mary Stadium. Notable people Akmammedov Myratgeldy, Turkmen politician Khadyr Saparlyev, Turkmen politician Yelena Bonner, Soviet/Russian human rights activist Eduard Asadov, Soviet/Russian poet and writer Meredov Sytdyh, economist and writer Gallery International relations Twin towns – Sister cities Mary is twinned with: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Samarkand, Uzbekistan Oryol, Russia Xi'an, China References Murghab basin Populated places in Mary Region Transcaspian Oblast