Ashgabat
Rebuilt in white marble on a scale that has to be seen, and much of it is empty on purpose. Nisa's Parthian ruins outside town are two thousand years older and rather more human.
Ashgabat in eight slides
Wikipedia · 4 Sep 2026
Things to do in Ashgabat
Where to stay in Ashgabat
Ashgabat in a day, two days, three
- Day 14 stops
- Ashgabat Botanical Garden
- Ashgabat Fountain
- Ertuğrul Gazi Mosque
- Independence Square
- Day 24 stops
- NisaUNESCO
- Ruhyýet Palace
- Turkmen Carpet Museum
- Turkmen Museum of Fine Arts
Landmarks in Ashgabat
Ashgabat is the capital and largest city of Turkmenistan. It lies between the Karakum Desert and the Köpetdag mountain range in Central Asia, approximately 50 km (30 mi) away from the Iran-Turkmenistan border. The city has a population of 1,030,063.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 27 Aug 2026
John Pavelka from Austin, TX, USA · CC BY 2.0
Ashgabat is the capital and largest city of Turkmenistan. It lies between the Karakum Desert and the Köpetdag mountain range in Central Asia, approximately 50 km (30 mi) away from the Iran-Turkmenistan border. The city has a population of 1,030,063.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 27 Aug 2026
John Pavelka from Austin, TX, USA · CC BY 2.0
Nisa was an ancient settlement of the Parthians, located near the Bagyr neighborhood of Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, 18 km west of the city center. Nisa is described by some as the first seat of the Arsacid Empire.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 18 Jul 2026
Bjørn Christian Tørrissen · CC BY-SA 4.0
Ashgabat is the capital and largest city of Turkmenistan. It lies between the Karakum Desert and the Köpetdag mountain range in Central Asia, approximately 50 km (30 mi) away from the Iran-Turkmenistan border. The city has a population of 1,030,063.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 27 Aug 2026
John Pavelka from Austin, TX, USA · CC BY 2.0
Ashgabat is the capital and largest city of Turkmenistan. It lies between the Karakum Desert and the Köpetdag mountain range in Central Asia, approximately 50 km (30 mi) away from the Iran-Turkmenistan border. The city has a population of 1,030,063.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 27 Aug 2026
John Pavelka from Austin, TX, USA · CC BY 2.0
Ashgabat is the capital and largest city of Turkmenistan. It lies between the Karakum Desert and the Köpetdag mountain range in Central Asia, approximately 50 km (30 mi) away from the Iran-Turkmenistan border. The city has a population of 1,030,063.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 27 Aug 2026
John Pavelka from Austin, TX, USA · CC BY 2.0
Ashgabat is the capital and largest city of Turkmenistan. It lies between the Karakum Desert and the Köpetdag mountain range in Central Asia, approximately 50 km (30 mi) away from the Iran-Turkmenistan border. The city has a population of 1,030,063.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 27 Aug 2026
John Pavelka from Austin, TX, USA · CC BY 2.0
Ashgabat is the capital and largest city of Turkmenistan. It lies between the Karakum Desert and the Köpetdag mountain range in Central Asia, approximately 50 km (30 mi) away from the Iran-Turkmenistan border. The city has a population of 1,030,063.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 27 Aug 2026
John Pavelka from Austin, TX, USA · CC BY 2.0
Nisa was an ancient settlement of the Parthians, located near the Bagyr neighborhood of Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, 18 km west of the city center. Nisa is described by some as the first seat of the Arsacid Empire.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 18 Jul 2026
Bjørn Christian Tørrissen · CC BY-SA 4.0
Ashgabat is the capital and largest city of Turkmenistan. It lies between the Karakum Desert and the Köpetdag mountain range in Central Asia, approximately 50 km (30 mi) away from the Iran-Turkmenistan border. The city has a population of 1,030,063.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 27 Aug 2026
John Pavelka from Austin, TX, USA · CC BY 2.0