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Ashgabat
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan · Asia
About Ashgabat
Ashgabat sits on the route: 25 minutes from Änew.
Ashgabat is in Turkmenistan, with about 1 million people. The nearest town is Änew, about 14 km away.
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 (2022 census).
The city was founded in 1881 on the basis of an AhalRead more
Teke tribal village, and made the capital of the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic in 1924 when it was known as Poltoratsk. Much of the city was destroyed by the 1948 Ashgabat earthquake, but has since been extensively rebuilt under the rule of Saparmyrat Nyýazow's "White City" urban renewal project, resulting in monumental projects sheathed in costly white marble. The Soviet-era Karakum Canal runs through the city, carrying waters from the Amu Darya from east to west.
Today, as the capital of an independent Turkmenistan, Ashgabat retains a multiethnic population, with ethnic Turkmen as the majority. In 2021, it celebrated 140 years of its written history. Ashgabat joined the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities in 2025.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 1,030,063
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Turkmenistan
- Region
- Ashgabat
- Timezone
- Asia/Ashgabat
- Coordinates
- 37.9500, 58.3833
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