Location: Ashgabat
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The 6 Best Things to do Good for Big Groups in Ashgabat, Ahal Province
Nestled between the Kopet Dag range and the Kara Kum desert, Ashgabat is a flat, sometimes dusty city twinkling with unique architecture. As a marker of Turkmenistan's official neutrality, the city's most recognizable monument, the Neutrality Arch, rotates during the daylight hours, facing the sun throughout the entire day. The city is home to many mosques and markets, as well as important museums, including one memorializing the 1948 earthquake that decimated the population.
Restaurants in Ashgabat
1. Gypjak Mosque
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 114 reviews
Reviewed By mylestan - Romblon Island, Philippines
This is a big mosque with nice ornate tiles and inscriptions of allah everywhere. It's a nice place to drop by and take pictures
2. Turkmen Carpet Museum
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4.5 based on 89 reviews
Reviewed By 741marshaa - Vienna, United States
Turkmenistan is known for its amazing carpets and a tour of the museum shows you why. The carpets are beautiful. I suggest taking the tour as the guide explains the different styles and how the carpets are made. According to Guinness book of world records, the largest carpet in the world is hanging in the museum. The guide was really knowledgeable and after the tour showed me how to wear the married ladies hat and scarf. She did do because I expressed an interest and it was fun. Photos are allowed only in certain areas of the museum.
3. Geokdepe
4. Ashgabat hippodrome
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 25 reviews
Reviewed By O2926XWandreww - Saranda, Albania
Awesome experience! Local name is Bedow Hippodrome. Great place to see beautiful Turkmenistan Akhal-Teke horses race. Truly magestic animals. Grandstand has various sections you can watch the races from. Also, there is a huge video screen that shows you details about each horse, name, and live action. When in Ashgabat, if you get the opportunity to go see a race, you gotta go. 10/10 A+!
5. Parthian Fortresses of Nisa - UNESCO World Heritage Site
6. Turkmenistan Independence Monument
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4.0 based on 106 reviews
Reviewed By 51RuthR - Cape Town Central, South Africa
This is a very opulent and outstanding monument which is out of white marble and with black and gold statues around it. It is really worth seeing and quite magnificent as is the park around it. A wedding party arrived at the same time as we did to have their wedding photographs taken there.
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