Ashgabat
Top Places to Visit
Ashgabat Flagpole
Ashgabat Flagpole The tallest freestanding flagpole in the world.
Turkmenbashi Cableway
Kopet Dag
, Ashgabat
Turkmenbashi Cableway, Kopet Dag (south of the National Museum). 9am to 10pm. Cable car, opened in 2006, climbing up to 1290 meters, offering spectacular views ... more
Turkmenistan Independence Park
Turkmenistan Independence Park, (take bus 16 or 34 from the city center). The Park covers an area 2 km long and 1 km wide. It contains monuments of famous ... more
Museum Of Turkmen National Values
Museum of Turkmen National Values, ☎ 451954. 9am to 12,30 pm, 2 to 5,30 pm, daily. In the first floor, the Museum houses displays of silver jewellery for women ... more
Museum Of Fine Arts
Museum of Fine Arts, (west of the Palace of Justice), ☎ 351566. Wed to Mon 9am to 6pm. The Central Hall has a large picture of President Niyazov Abundance of ... more
Turkmen Carpet Museum
5 Georogly köcesi
, Ashgabat
Phone: ☎ 398879
Phone: ☎ 398879
Turkmen Carpet Museum, 5 Georogly köcesi, ☎ 398879. Mon to Fri 10am to 1pm., 2 to 6 pm,. The museum houses antique carpets of the 18th and 19th centuries and ... more
Top Places to Eat
Pushkin Russian Theatre
Magtymguly sayoli 142
, Ashgabat
Phone: ☎ 3654193
Phone: ☎ 3654193
Pushkin Russian Theatre, Magtymguly sayoli 142, ☎ 3654193. Sat, SUn 7pm. US$ 0,25.
Mollanepes Drama Theatre
Magtymguly sayoli 79
, Ashgabat
Phone: ☎ 357463
Phone: ☎ 357463
Mollanepes Drama Theatre, Magtymguly sayoli 79, ☎ 357463. Wes to Sat 7pm. US$ 0,25.
Magtymguly Theatre
Shevchenko köcesi
, Ashgabat
Phone: ☎ 350564
Phone: ☎ 350564
Magtymguly Theatre, Shevchenko köcesi, ☎ 350564. Fri to Sun 7pm. Turkmen musical performances
Altyn Jam
Magtymgily sayoli 101
, Ashgabat
Phone: ☎ 396850
Phone: ☎ 396850
Altyn Jam, Magtymgily sayoli 101, ☎ 396850. European dishes and sweets
Asuda Nusay
Alishera Navoi Köcesi 54a
, Ashgabat
Phone: ☎ 352288
Phone: ☎ 352288
Asuda Nusay, Alishera Navoi Köcesi 54a, ☎ 352288. speciality: sturgeon from the Caspian Sea
Top Shopping Places
Tolkuchka Bazaar
Tolkuchka Bazaar: 8 km north of Ashgabad, past the airport, Sat, Sun 8am to 2pm, also Thu morning at a smaller scale. Buy a telpek (sheepskin) for US$ 10 to 15... more
Carpet Shop
Carpet Shop, Görogly köcesi 5, east of the Carpet Museum, run by the government.
Gulistan Market
ul. M. Kosaev
, Ashgabat
Gulistan market (Russian bazaar), ul. M. Kosaev (opposite Grand Turkmen Hotel). 9AM. Centrally located universal market: fruit, vegetables, handcrafts, clothing...
Top Activity Places
Neutrality Monument
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
The Neutrality Arch is a monument located in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. The arch is 75 metres (246 ft) tall and was built in 1998 on the orders of Turkmenistan's ... more
Ashgabat Downtown
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Ashgabat is a relatively young city, growing out of a village of the same name established by Russians in 1818. It is not far from the site of Nisa, the ancient... more
