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The Darvaza Gas Crater, also known as “Door to Hell,” is a large sinkhole formed in the Karakum Desert of Turkmenistan. It originated from a Soviet-era gas field collapse in 1971. To prevent the release of flammable natural gas, authorities ignited the crater, and it has burned continuously ever sin...

The Mausoleum of Sultan Sanjar is a 12th-century Seljuk-era tomb located in the ancient city of Merv, in present-day Turkmenistan. It was built for Sultan Ahmed Sanjar, who ruled the Great Seljuk Empire from approximately 1118 to 1157. The structure features a large double-shell dome over a cubic br...

The Turabek Khanum Mausoleum is a 14th-century architectural monument located in the ancient historical park of Kunya-Urgench, Turkmenistan. Attributed to the Golden Horde era, the structure is traditionally associated with Turabek Khanum, a noblewoman from the ruling dynasty. It is most renowned fo...

The Badghyz Steppe is a semi-desert and plateau region located in southern Turkmenistan. It is ecologically distinguished by its ancient, naturally occurring wild pistachio woodlands, which thrive in the arid climate. The region also serves as a vital refuge for the endangered Turkmenian wild ass, a...

The Karakum Desert is a vast arid region in Central Asia that covers approximately 350,000 square kilometers, dominating the landscape of Turkmenistan. Its terrain consists largely of sand dunes, clay plains, and sparse desert vegetation adapted to the extreme temperature fluctuations. The desert co...

The Tekesh Mausoleum is a 12th-century architectural monument located in the historical site of Kunya-Urgench, Turkmenistan. It is traditionally associated with the Khwarezmian ruler Ala ad-Din Tekesh. The structure is distinctively crowned by a tall, conical, tent-like roof with twenty-four facets,...

The Karakum Desert, known locally as Peski Karakumy, is a vast arid region covering roughly 350,000 square kilometers in Central Asia. It spans approximately 70 percent of Turkmenistan's total territory, making it one of the largest sand deserts in the world. The landscape is primarily characterized...

The Kopet Dag woodlands and forest steppe is a terrestrial ecoregion designated PA1008 by the WWF, located along the Iran-Turkmenistan border. It is characterized by montane juniper woodlands and forest-steppe vegetation on the Kopet Dag mountain range. The ecoregion supports a number of endemic pla...

Ashgabat Velodrome is a 6,000-seat indoor track in Turkmenistan, opened in 2014 with a 250 m track for the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.

The Zurmala Stupa is an ancient Buddhist monument located near Termez in southern Uzbekistan, dating to the Kushan period around the 1st or 2nd century CE. Constructed of baked brick, it is considered one of the largest surviving stupas in Central Asia. The structure stands as evidence of the spread...

Sultan Kala is the large fortified medieval settlement within the archaeological complex of Merv in present-day Turkmenistan. It became the principal urban center of Merv under the Seljuks, enclosed by extensive defensive walls and containing structures associated with the city's political and relig...

Merv is a major archaeological complex at an oasis in present-day Turkmenistan, near the historic routes linking Central Asia, Iran, and the wider Silk Road. Successive settlements occupied the area from the Bronze Age through the medieval period, creating several adjacent walled cities rather than...

The Citadel of Nisa is an archaeological site in southern Turkmenistan that preserves the remains of an early Parthian royal center. The site is generally divided into Old Nisa, a fortified ceremonial and royal area, and New Nisa, an associated settlement. Founded in the 3rd century BCE, it reflects...

The Murgab River, also spelled Murghab, rises in Afghanistan and flows westward into Turkmenistan. Its water supports irrigation and the agricultural areas associated with the Merv oasis before the river disappears in the Karakum Desert rather than reaching an open sea. The river is therefore an inl...

Nisa is an archaeological site in southern Turkmenistan associated with the early Arsacid, or Parthian, state. The site consists of Old Nisa, a fortified royal centre, and New Nisa, a settlement that developed nearby. Excavations have revealed defensive walls, monumental buildings, temples, storage...

Gonur Depe is a Bronze Age archaeological site in the Karakum Desert of present-day Turkmenistan. It was a major settlement of the ancient Margiana region and is associated with the Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex, a network of urban and ceremonial communities in Central Asia. Excavations ha...

Arch of Neutrality is a monument in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, built in 1998 to represent the country's policy of permanent neutrality. The United Nations recognized Turkmenistan's neutral status in 1995, giving the monument a direct connection to the state's foreign-policy identity. The structure was...

The Supreme Court of Turkmenistan is the country's highest judicial body, based in Ashgabat. The modern court was established under the 1992 Constitution after independence. Under Turkmenistan's law on courts, it exercises judicial supervision over criminal, civil, administrative, arbitration, famil...