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Best time to visit: Apr–May · Sep–Oct
Daily spend ~$110
Turkmenistan
A closed country of white marble and gas flares, with a crater that has burned since the 1970s. Visas are hard and almost everyone travels with a guide.
Turkmenistan in ten slides
Wikipedia · 4 Sep 2026
Best time to visit Turkmenistan: Apr–May · Sep–Oct
Where people go in Turkmenistan
- Ashgabat2 days is about right
- Türkmenabat
- Daşoguz
What people go to see in Turkmenistan
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
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