Puppet Theater
The Turkmen State Puppet Theatre is located on Garashsyzlyk Avenue of Ashgabat. 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.- Email: ashteaterkukla@mail.ru
- Type: Theater building
- Description: puppet theater in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
- Also known as: “Gurjak Teatry” and “Turkmen Puppet Theatre”
- Address: 73 Garaşsyzlyk (1986) şaýoly, Ashgabat
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ashgabat Watersports Complex and Children’s World.
Ashgabat Watersports Complex
Sports venue
Turkmenbashi Olympic Watersports Complex or Ashgabat Watersports Complex is an indoor sports facility accommodating the 50-meter swimming pool. It is located in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Ashgabat Watersports Complex is situated 240 metres east of Puppet Theater.
Children’s World
Theme park
Ashgabat Theme Park is a theme park designed by Turkmen architects as a Turkmen version of Disneyland. It opened in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, in 2006. The amusement park is a popular venue for concerts. Children’s World is situated 570 metres north of Puppet Theater.
Turkmen Carpet Museum
Museum
The Turkmen Carpet Museum or the National Carpet Museum is a national museum, situated on 5 Gorogly Street in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. The museum opened on 24 October 1994. Turkmen Carpet Museum is situated 1 km northeast of Puppet Theater.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gämi.
Gämi
Village
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
Gämi is a village located in Ak bugdaý District, Ahal Province, Turkmenistan. Although being located in the immediate southeastern outskirts of Ashgabat, approximately 5 kilometres from the city centre, it is not legally called a suburb. Gämi is situated 9 km east of Puppet Theater.
Puppet Theater
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Ashgabat, Ahal Province, Turkmenistan, Central Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.91698° or 37° 55′ 1″ northLongitude
58.37084° or 58° 22′ 15″ eastInception
2005Levels
2Open location code
8H9WW98C+Q8OpenStreetMap ID
way 347523892OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=theatreOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata 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”
- Russian: “Туркменский государственный театр кукол”
- Turkish: “Türkmen Devlet Kukla Tiyatrosu”
- Turkmen: “Türkmen Döwlet gurjak teatry”
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Notable Places Nearby
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