Dehistan/Mishrian
The former city of Dehistan/Mashhad-i Misrian, now in the Balkan Region of western Turkmenistan, was a major economic center from the 10th to the 14th centuries CE. The city lay on an important trade route of the states comprising Greater Iran. Sites. Misrian. A double-walled city punctuated with guard-towers, Misrian was abandoned c. 15th century. Only a few monuments survive: Mashat. A medieval graveyard, the site houses five mausoleums along a single line; in nineteenth century, there were apparently about twenty. All are either circular or octagonal, and lack in domes. Adjacent to this  line, is located the Shir-kabir Mosque-Maousoleum atop a mound. Dated to 9th/10th century, this is the oldest extant mosque in Turkmenistan World Heritage Status. This site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on February 25, 1998, in the Cultural category.