Ashgabat
Ashgabat is the capital and largest city of Turkmenistan. It lies between the Karakum Desert and the Kopetdag mountain range in Central Asia, approximately 50 k...
Uncover the best things to do in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan''s white marble city, with this guide to iconic landmarks and unique day trips.
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Today, modern Ashgabat is jokingly called the "city of the dead", because it is almost impossible to see people in the new districts of white marble. The city holds the
Short of Pyongyang, Ashgabat is probably the best example of what happens when a city gets redesigned according to the vision of exactly one man, and most visitors will find themselves
Ashgabat is a wealthy city packed with marble palaces, shining gold domes, and large expanses of polished streets. Ashgabat means "the city of love" translated from the
Ashgabat looks like a postcard with its snow-white houses and wide avenues. In 2013, the city was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for the fifth time as the whitest marble city in
Ashgabat, city and capital of Turkmenistan. It lies in an oasis at the northern foot of the Kopet-Dag (Turkmen: Köpetdag) Range and on the edge of the Karakum (Turkmen: Garagum) Desert,
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