Puppet Theater

The Turkmen State Puppet Theatre is located on Garashsyzlyk Avenue of . It was built in 2005 by Turkish company Polimeks. Is the only puppet theater in Turkmenistan. The repertoire of the troupe has nearly 40 plays.
Wikipedia
  • Email: ashteaterkukla@mail.ru
  • Type: Theater building
  • Description: puppet theater in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
  • Also known as: “Gurjak Teatry”, “Turkmen Puppet Theatre”, and “Туркменский государственный театр кукол”
  • Address: 73 Garaşsyzlyk (1986) şaýoly, Ashgabat

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ashgabat Watersports Complex and Children’s World.

Sports venue
Turkmenbashi Olympic Watersports Complex or is an indoor sports facility accommodating the 50-meter swimming pool. It is located in , . is situated 240 metres east of Puppet Theater.

Theme park
Ashgabat Theme Park is a theme park designed by Turkmen architects as a Turkmen version of . It opened in , , in 2006. The amusement park is a popular venue for concerts. is situated 570 metres north of Puppet Theater.

Museum
Photo: Ibrahim, CC BY 2.5.
The or the National Carpet Museum is a national museum, situated on 5 Görogly Street, , . The museum opened on 24 October 1994. is situated 1 km northeast of Puppet Theater.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ashgabat and Gämi.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.

Village
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
is a located in , Ahal Province, . Although being located in the immediate southeastern outskirts of , approximately 5 kilometres from the city centre, it is not legally called a suburb. is situated 9 km east of Puppet Theater.

Puppet Theater

Latitude
37.91698° or 37° 55′ 1″ north
Longitude
58.37084° or 58° 22′ 15″ east
Inception
2005
Levels
2
Open location code
8H9WW98C+Q8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 347523892
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­theatre
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q4466146
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In Other Languages

From Hausa to Turkmen—“Puppet Theater” goes by many names.
  • Hausa: “Gidan wasan kwaikwayo na Turkmen”
  • Russian: “Кукольный Театр”
  • Russian: “Туркменский государственный кукольный театр”
  • Russian: “Туркменский Государственный кукольный театр”
  • Turkish: “Türkmen Devlet Kukla Tiyatrosu”
  • Turkmen: “Türkmen Döwlet gurjak teatry”

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