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Ashgabat
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The Turkmen capital boasts strikingly modern and somewhat "astonishing" architecture, with many marble-clad buildings from the era of dictator Niyazov.
Overview of Ashgabat
The Turkmen capital has a strikingly modern and somewhat "astonishing" architecture, with many marble-clad buildings dating from the era of dictator Niyazov.
Key facts
- Type of place: large city.
- Tourist interest: (worth seeing).
- Location:
- Distances:
- Local time: .
- Population: 1,031,992 inhabitants (2012).
- Area: 440 km².
- Altitude: 219 m.
- Website: https://www.asgabat.com