National Museum of Turkmenistan

The State Museum of Turkmenistan, also known as the Saparmurat Turkmenbashi Museum, is a in . The museum was opened on 12 November 1998.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
  • Also known as: “Ashgabat National Museum of History”, “Saparmurat Turkmenbashi Museum”, “The main museum of Turkmenistan”, “The National Museum of Turkmenistan”, and “The State Museum of the State Cultural Center of Turkmenistan”
  • Address: 30 Arçabil (1939) şaýoly, Ashgabat

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Alp Arslan Youth Theater and Flagpole.

Theater building
The Alp Arslan National Drama Theatre of Turkmenistan, known as the Alp Arslan National Youth Theatre of Turkmenistan until 2015, is located on Archabil avenue of . is situated 260 metres east of National Museum of Turkmenistan.

Monument
Photo: Uspn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Ashgabat is a in , . It is 133 metres tall, making it the eighth tallest free–standing and ninth tallest in the world. is situated 180 metres northeast of National Museum of Turkmenistan.

Photo: Juris Paiders, CC BY 2.0.
The is a and observation tower located in , Turkmenistan. The three-legged arch, which became known locally as "The Tripod", was 75 metres tall and was built in 1998 on the orders of President Saparmurat Niyazov to commemorate the country's official position of neutrality. is situated 1½ km west of National Museum of Turkmenistan.

National Museum of Turkmenistan

Latitude
37.88569° or 37° 53′ 9″ north
Longitude
58.34939° or 58° 20′ 58″ east
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Wiki­data ID
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Turkmen—“National Museum of Turkmenistan” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Թուրքմենստանի ազգային թանգարան”
  • Chinese: “土庫曼斯坦國家博物館”
  • French: “musée national d’histoire d’Achgabat”
  • French: “Musée national d’histoire d’Achgabat”
  • French: “Musée national du Turkménistan”
  • German: “Türkmenistan Milli Müzesi”
  • Greek: “Κρατικό Μουσείο του Κρατικού Πολιτιστικού Κέντρου του Τουρκμενιστάν”
  • Irish: “Príomh-Mhúsaem na Tuircméanastáine”
  • Japanese: “アシガバート国立歴史博物館”
  • Russian: “Главный музей Туркмении”
  • Russian: “Главный музей Туркменистана”
  • Russian: “Главный национальный музей Туркменистана”
  • Russian: “Государственный музей Государственного культурного центра Туркменистана”
  • Russian: “Государственный музей Туркменистана”
  • Russian: “Национальный музей Туркменистана имени Сапармурата Туркменбаши”
  • Russian: “Национальный музей Туркменистана”
  • Spanish: “Museo nacional de historia de Asjabad”
  • Turkish: “Aşkabat Millî Tarih Müzesi”
  • Turkish: “Türkmenistan Devlet Kültür Merkezi Devlet Müzesi”
  • Turkmen: “Aşgabat Milli Taryh muzeýi”
  • Turkmen: “Döwlet muzeýi”
  • Turkmen: “Türkmenistanyň Döwlet Muzeýi”

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