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Figure 67: Questions and answers about the urban and suburban landscapes
| Sultan Kala Suburban Area | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question | Tim Williams | Lynne Paterson* | Perman Dowrangeldiew** | Jumageldy Pirliew |
| SKS 1. What does the word 'Merv' mean to you? | ||||
| SKS 2. What do you think you are looking at? (looking at suburban area) | ||||
| SKS 3. What do you think about the role of the Kyz Kalas in the history of Merv? | ||||
| SKS 4. What do the Kyz Kalas mean to you? In other words, what did you feel when you first saw them? | ||||
| SKS 5. How do you imagine this area (suburban area, looking at Sultan Kala) would have looked like in the past? | Covered in Q2 | No answer | ||
| SKS 6. What do you think we should do with this area? How should we manage it? | ||||
| SKS 7. Is the Mausoleum of Kyz Bibi important to you? Why? Is it more/less important than other monuments in Merv? | ||||
| SKS 8. Do you have specific memories when you look at this area (Kyz Kalas)? | No answer | No answer | ||
| Sultan Kala Urban Area | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question | Tim Williams | Lynne Paterson* | Perman Dowrangeldiew** | Jumageldy Pirliew |
| SKU 1. What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you look at this area? | ||||
| SKU 2. What sort of feeling do you get when you look at the walls running in the distance? | ||||
| SKU 3. Is this an important part of Merv to you? | ||||
| SKU 4. What do you think these bumps in the landscape are? (archaeological resources, courtyards, canals, etc) How do you know? | No answer - covered elswhere | |||
| SKU 5. Many people believe that this would have been a canal in ancient times, running through Sultan Kala. Do canals/water have any specific meaning for you? | ||||
| SKU 6. If you close your eyes and imagine you would be living here during the time of Sultan Sanjar, what do you think you would have smelled and heard? | ||||
| SKU 7. What is the most important thing about Merv for you? If you could choose one thing about which you want to know more about, what would it be? | ||||
* The Interviews of Sultan Kala Suburban Area of Lynne Paterson were re-recorded inside, since the original audio was too dificult to understand.
** The interviews of Perman Dowrangeldiew were undertaken in Turkmen, translated, then re-recorded in English by Sjoerd van der Linde on 25 November 2006.