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Pro
Like no place else I've ever been
Con
Police hassles
In a nutshell
Autocratic country in European stype !
Every Building in the center is worth seeing
ashtox Says: Turkmenistan is an oil rich country. The infrastructure development is very fast. Each & every building in the centre (near President Palace) is worth seeing. All these buildings are made up of marble & tinted glass. These are not sky-scrappers but still beautiful.Recently...
traveloturc Says: Arch of Neutrality, which is a large tripod, upon which a golden statue of Turkmen President Saparmurat Niyazov. This statue rotates in order to always face the sun during daylight hours. It is said to be made of pure gold!!!))))
traveloturc Says: Turkmenistan is Saparmurat Niyazov and Saparmurat Niyazov is the Turkmenbasi ( the leader of Turkmens) so the world and Ashgabat is turning around this personality.This is the palace of Turkmenbasi.Almost all buildigs carries his name..Now I am courious to know what will...
sachara Says: This Kipchak mosque, also called 'Turkmenbashi Ruhy Metjidi' is situated a bit outside Ashgabat town. This rather new mosque, built in 2001 by the president Niyazov, is one of the largest mosques in Central Asia. The minarets are 91 meter high. About ten thousand pilgrims...
4 Reviews and 14 Opinions I stayed at Nissa Hotel for two weeks. Service and food are good. Nice facilities including: -...
Gülüfar: Restaurant at the Russian Market
sachara Says: At the entrance of the Russian market you can go down the stairs to the Gülüfar restaurant. It was the only place I saw in the citycentre with tables outdoors, though undere the huge roof of the markethall. I visited the Russian market in the morning just after breakfast, so...
sachara Says: The second day in town we visited in the cytrcentre the Altyn Dan Restaurant. It was a a pleasant place with international food. I didn't see many restaurants in town. No terraces outside anyway. All happens inside in airconditioned rooms. As starter we had several tasty...
ashtox Says: There are many night clubs in Ashgabat. I visited the one in Hotel Nissa. On weekend it starts at 9 pm & works until 5 am next day. It is totally crowded on weekends. On weekdays there is not much crowd. Casuals!
steph_york Says: This bar seems to redecorate every time about 20 of us end up there...It's cheap and there is outdoor seating. 10,000 manat beer and the Mexican pizza is pretty good if you don't mind dill. The shashlyk is pretty good too.If you want to run into the only Americans in the...
Yimpas shopping centre: For food, drinks, clothes and more
sachara Says: In the south part of town between all the white marble buildings is also a huge shopping centre, called yimpas. If you have a car this is the best place to go for doing your huge shopping.We went here to buy food for our stay in the desert and in the nighttrain. And we...
traveloturc Says: The Turkmens are warm and friendly and are very proud of their nomadic culture and their ancient ceremonies. The world knows Turkmenistan for its magnificent carpets, there is a market very near to the center of the city where you can bargain and choose good examples .Be...
Piling up, higher and higher...
sachara Says: In the Russian Market I saw several stalls with all kind of food and goods piled up. Sometimes the piles of cans were so high that you couldn't see the vendor till they peep up behind the cans (picture 1 and 2).I always enjoy at markets how the vendors show their goods and...
traveloturc Says: The Akhal-Teke, 'Ahalteke' in turkmen language, horse breed from Turkmenistan, where they are the national emblem. It is named after the nomadic tribe that bred them. They are racehorses, noted for their endurance on long marches and are thought to be the predecessors of the...
ashtox Says: 1. ALWAYS carry your documents viz. Passport, Valid Visa, Hotel Registration in original. Police may ask you these documents.2. While you enter in Ashgabat, the immigration authorities issue you an entry ticket (green colored). It is very much necessary that you retain it &...
Official and Unofficial Exchange Rates
steph_york Says: If you go to a bank- you will get 5,000 manat for every dollar. And it's always that much because it is a fixed rate.The unofficial- or black market- rate is about 25,000 manat to the dollar- a huge difference. The only place you can be guaranteed to get this rate will be at...
aboulmiche Says: At the airport, during luggage check up, you might be asked to pay $10 to facilitate your passing. If you wanna pass quickly, a $5 bill will be more than enough. You can also offer a few packs of cigarettes. This will make your pass much easier. Don't pay anything and wait...
mizzzthanggg Says: This is the second crater that you can go see on your way to Hell's Gate in the Karakum Desert of Turkmenistan. Probably the biggest of the lot, and this one oozes gas which results in mud bubbles brewing at the bottom of this pit. There is a metal barrier which was put up...
mizzzthanggg Says: Turkmenistan is filled with awesome stuff to do which most travellers may not get to see due to lack of time or info... and actually many locals don't really travel all that much to the hinterlands either. My latest adventure as seen in this pic was a short excursion to the...
mizzzthanggg Says: This is the first Darwaza crater in the trilogy of abandoned gas wells in the middle of Karakum Desert situated north of Ahal Wilayaty, Turkmenistan. Smallest of the lot, but still pretty deep, with a metal barrier installed to avoid cars and animals from going too near the...
sachara Says: In former years you could change you money at the black market or at the bank with huge differences in the rates. It was not easy to change money at the bank, I heard. They were hardly open and your rate was really bad. So the only option was the black market with good...
Visa and other papers you get.
sachara Says: For Turkmenistan you need a visa. Turkmenistan was part of my Silk Road trip visiting 5 different countries. Because of the time needed to get all the visa in advance and the extremily long time it took the get the Turkmen visa, the travelagant decided to get it first at the...
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In summer 2008 we started our silkroad trip in Ashgabat in Turkmenistan. I spent only two days in Ashgabat, but tried to experience as much as possible of this white marble city in a desert country......
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Ashgabat, the City of White Marble !
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