Ashgabat

Ashgabat is the capital of , surrounded by . It was designed as to be an impressive capital city, filled with monumental projects sheathed in costly white marble.
  • …has about 1,030,000 residents
  • Also known as
    “Aşgabat Şäheri”
    “Ashgabat Shäheri”
    “Gorod Ashkhabad”

Places of Interest

Discover Ashgabat International Airport and Turkmen Carpet Museum.
Museum
The or the National Carpet…
Wikimedia, Public domain.
Government office
, also known as the Palace of Congresses…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gämi.
NASA, Public domain.
Village
is a located in , Ahal Province, .
9 km southeast of Ashgabat
This page is based on…
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Latitude
37.95° or 37° 57′ north
Longitude
58.3833° or 58° 23′ east
Open location code
8H9WX92M+28
Geo­Names ID

Satellite Map

See this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Amharic to Uzbek—“Ashgabat” goes by many names.
አሽጋባትAmharic
AşxabadAzerbaijani
আশগাবাতBengali
AshgabatHausa
アシガバートJapanese
AshgabatJavanese
АшхабатKazakh
АшхабатKirghiz
AshgabatMalay
AshgabatOromo
ਅਸ਼ਗਾਬਾਤPanjabi
عشق‌آبادPersian
عشق آبادPushto
АшхабадRussian
AshgabatSomali
AshgabatSwahili
АшхабадTajik
АшхабатTatar
AşgabatTurkmen
AshxabatUzbek

Places with the Same Name

Localities in the Area

Curious Places to Discover

“I am human, and I think nothing human is alien to me.”

Turkmenistan: Highlights

Learn more about Ashgabat and Karakum.