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Zelyony Bazaar
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Matkerim
To one side of the mosque is the Matkerim-Ishan Mausoleum, which is also early 20th century.
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Mosque of Khezrety Omar
The modern mosque of Khezrety Omar, off Atamurat Niyazov köçesi, is worth visiting for its wonderfully garish painted ceilings.
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Iranian Mosque
The angular, futuristic Iranian mosque, illuminated with green neon, is on Görogly köçesi on the western outskirts of the city.
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Monuments
The city’s most striking monuments are dotted like a constellation across an empty expanse straddling the Ashgabat road, 1km south of the main town.
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Statue of Lenin
The Statue of Lenin is a charmingly incongruous assembly of a tiny Lenin on an enormous and very Central Asian plinth. Right around the corner is the brand-new Magtymguly Theatre.
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Shahriyar Ark
The Shahriyar Ark (or Citadel of Sultan Kala) is one of the more interesting parts of Merv. Still visible are its walls, a well-preserved koshk (fort) with corrugated walls, and the odd grazing camel.
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Russian Orthodox Church
A couple of blocks northeast of the Lebap Regional Museum is the Russian Orthodox Church, built to honour St Nicolas in the late 19th century. The church is painted canary yellow and decorated on the interior with a rich collection of icons.
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Azadi Mosque
More a statement of foreign-policy leanings than a sign of religious awakening, the Azadi mosque, similar in appearance to the Blue Mosque in İstanbul, stands just south of Magtymguly şayoli, 600m east of the junction with Turkmenbashi.
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Turkmenbashi World of Fairytales
The around US$50 million amusement park was unveiled with great fanfare in 2006, just in time for the nations 15th anniversary celebrations. The park has 54 attractions, including a roller coaster that swoops over a giant map of the Caspian Sea.
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Mosque of Yusuf Hamadani
North of the Shahriyar Ark, outside the city walls, lies the Mosque of Yusuf Hamadani, built around the tomb of a 12th-century dervish. The complex has been largely rebuilt in the last 10 years and turned into an important pilgrimage site; it is not open to non-Muslims.
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Kyrk Molla
The mound of graves called the Kyrk Molla (Forty Mullahs Hill) is a sacred place where Konye-Urgench’s inhabitants held their last stand against the Mongols. Here you’ll see young women rolling down the hill in a fertility rite – one of Konye-Urgench’s more curious attractions.
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Ice House
South of Sultan Kala and Giaur Kala are three ice houses built during the Timurid era. The giant freezers , made from brick and covered by a conical-shaped roof, were used to keep meat and other foods frozen during the summer. The ice house closest to Giaur Kala is perhaps the best
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Ashgabat Zoo
The Ashgabat Zoo is a curious diversion if you happen to be walking nearby, although animal-lovers may be appalled at the tiny living quarters set aside for the animals. The resident lion and bear in particular look severely downtrodden. At the time of writing, a new zoo was being
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Pokrovskaya Church
Pokrovskaya Church, a handsome red-brick affair, was built in 1900. The church is surrounded by pleasant parkland and its interior is crammed with religious icons. Cross the river on Mollanepes, then take the left hand road from the roundabout. The second street youll get to is Sey
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Palace of Knowledge
Beyond the southern end of Independence Park is the huge, golden domed Palace of Knowledge, three large buildings that include a library, concert hall and the Turkmenbashi Museum , which, taking a leaf out of Kim Jong-Il’s book, houses all the gifts and awards presented to former P
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Mausoleums of Two Askhab
One of the most important pilgrimage sites in Turkmenistan are the mausoleums built for two Islamic askhab (companions of the Prophet), Al-Hakim ibn Amr al-Jafari and Buraida ibn al-Huseib al-Islami. The two squat buildings sit in front of reconstructed Timurid aivans (iwans, porta
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Il
The Il-Arslan Mausoleum is Konye-Urgench’s oldest standing monument. The conical dome, with a curious zig-zag brick pattern, is the first of its kind and was exported to Samarkand by Timur. Il-Arslan, who died in 1172, was Tekesh’s father. The building is small but well worth a clo
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Mamun II Minaret
South of the Il-Arslan Mausoleum lies the base of the Mamun II Minaret, which was built in 1011, reduced to a stump by the Mongols, rebuilt in the 14th century and finally toppled by an earthquake in 1895. Nearby youll see the so-called portal of an unknown building. The structure
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Earthquake Museum
This is perhaps Ashgabats most touching museum and the display includes once-banned photos of pre-1948 earthquakes as well as information about the five-year clean-up effort, the burying of 110,000 bodies and the building of a new city. Unfortunately the museum is usually locked (a
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