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    <documentType>3</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2005-02-14</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>1</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001102833</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>MARKLAND TECHNOLOGIES INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>MRKL</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001077800</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>TECHNEST HOLDINGS INC</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>90 GROVE STREET, SUITE 205</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>RIDGEFIELD</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CT</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>06877</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
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    </reportingOwner>

    <footnotes></footnotes>

    <remarks>On February 14, 2005, Technest Holdings, Inc. acquired shares of Markland Technologies pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement.  On the same date, Technest used these shares of Markland Common Stock to acquire Genex Technologies, Inc. as provided in the Agreement and Plan of Merger between Technest Holdings, Inc.,  Markland Technologies, Inc., Genex Technologies, Inc. Mtech Acquisition, Inc. and Jason Geng.  These transactions were reported on a Form 4 on February 17, 2005.</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Gino M. Pereira</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2005-02-28</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
