This is located next to the Uzum Café, another mixed menu especially great for drinks and food. [53][54] According to Turkmenistan's official news agency, A new general plan was hastily developed by July 1949. It is surrounded by, but not part of, Ahal Province (Turkmen: Ahal welaýaty). In 2016, the English- and Japanese-medium Oguzhan Engineering Technology University was opened with support of the Japanese government. [8] Its high cost of living for foreigners has been attributed to severe inflation and rising import costs. This practice means not only a sprawling city but wide open spaces, large avenues and streets. As the Soviet Union collapsed, Turkmenistan gained its independence in October 1991. Human Presence, Image of the Day [18] As of 1948, Ashgabat boasted "about twenty large factory-plant enterprises, which produce fabrics, glass, fotwear, garments, meat products, dredges, agricultural implement parts and much else. Land Not so much of a hit with the locals these days, so do not be surprised if there are few other shoppers. The average high temperature in July is 38.3 °C (100.9 °F). [17][23] When the Turkmen SSR was established in 1924, Poltoratsk became its capital. Ashgabat has five operating Christian churches. Another reason for visiting is to catch another of Turkmenistan’s entrance into the Guinness World Records. Image of the Day In Ylham (Inspiration) Park are found numerous busts and statues. The former Ruhabat borough was abolished at the same time and its territory absorbed by Bagtyýarlyk borough. [103][104][105] Turkmenistan Airlines is headquartered at the airport. [16] This began to change in the 1920s, following imposition of Soviet power, which brought with it forced collectivization. The highest temperature ever recorded in Ashgabat is 47.2 °C (117 °F), recorded in June 2015. During the 1948 earthquake, since the bulk of Ashkhabad at that time was built of either adobe or fired brick, all but a very few buildings collapsed or were damaged beyond repair (the reinforced concrete grain elevator, Church of St. Alexander Nevsky, and Kärz Bank were among the structures that survived). [154][155], In October 2017 a Jack Nicklaus Designs Signature 18-hole golf course opened in Ashgabat. "[15] Another description noted, In 1927 a statue of Vladimir Lenin designed by A.A. Karelin and Ye.R. Located just outside Ashgabat, it’s another grand building but well worth the journey. [92] For the decade from 1938 to 1948, when it was seriously damaged by the earthquake, it was an art gallery. As Ashgabat approaches and comes into view, the cloud-like Kopet-Dag mountain range rise from behind. The menu is in English and Turkmen making choosing a lot easier. Elsewhere, however, the arid landscape appears as a patchwork of earth tones, from deep brown to pale beige. (, This page was last edited on 14 October 2020, at 17:40. Ashgabat typically experiences hot, dry summers, and short, mild winters, with most of the area’s sparse precipitation occurring in March and April. This is the version of our website addressed to speakers of English in the United States. No. [10], Ashgabat grew on the ruins of the Silk Road city of Konjikala, first mentioned as a wine-producing village in the 2nd century BC and leveled by an earthquake in the 1st century BC (a precursor of the 1948 Ashgabat earthquake). A place so big it’s almost beyond belief. In 1926 Ashkhabad's population of 51,593 included 52.4% Russians, 11.3% Armenians, 4.3% Persians, 2.2% Turkmen, and 29.8% "other". The rest of the streets were assigned larger or smaller four-digit numerical names. Her hafta, Aşkabat Havalimanı kalkışlı en az 59 yurt içi uçuş ve 1 uluslararası uçuş gerçekleşiyor. 76 Caoyuan Hutong.Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100027, PR China, 中国北京市东城区草园胡同76号聚才大厦A 座409 室, As if this were not enough, monuments and statues began to fill the parks, avenues and available land. Nestled between the Kopet Dag range and the Kara Kum desert, Ashgabat is a flat, sometimes dusty city twinkling with unique architecture. [51] City planning began following the Russian conquest, with "very simple planning schemes." In January 2018, it was reported that black cars had been impounded for weeks in Ashgabat, a result of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov's conviction that black cars bring bad luck. In addition to the statue of former President Niyazov atop the Neutrality Monument, a gilded statue of him stands before the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and a gilded seated statue of him graces the entry to the Turkmen Agricultural University. [7][8], Ashgabat is called Aşgabat in Turkmen, (Russian: Ашхабад, romanized: Ashkhabad) in Russian from 1925 to 1991, and Ešq-ābād (عشق‌آباد) in Persian. Aşkabat Havalimanı (Ashgabat, Türkmenistan). U.S. Geological Survey. [39][40], As of January 5, 2018, Ashgabat includes four boroughs (uly etraplar), each with a presidentially appointed mayor (Turkmen: häkim):[1][41][42][43][44][45][46], This is a reduction from the previous number of boroughs. [19], The city was regarded as a pleasant municipality with European-style buildings, shops, and hotels. We've pre-picked the best hotels, hostels and bed and breakfasts to make your stay as enjoyable as possible. [130] Snow is infrequent in the area. These grandiose structures extolled the achievements of the new leader, covering moments from his life, writings and god-like status. Since the death of Niyazov, the construction has continued under the leadership of the country’s current leader Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow. These included as well the western boundary avenue, named in honor of General Nikolai Grodekov, and the city's central avenue, renamed in the 1890s to honor General and Trans-Caspian Governor-General Aleksey Kuropatkin, both of whom had served in the Trans-Caspian campaign under Skobolev's command.[20]. I want emails from Lonely Planet with travel and product information, promotions, advertisements, third-party offers, and surveys. Not far from the Iranian border, Turkmenistan’s capital city, Ashgabat, sits between the Karakum Desert—a massive sand sea that covers most of the country—in the northeast, and the rugged Kopet Dag Mountains in the southwest. Another cinema is located in the Berkarar Mall. As the name suggests, it is the location where locals go to register their wedding and is normally incorporated as part of a larger celebration. Other prominent institutions are the Turkmen State Institute of Economics and Management, a main business school founded in 1980, as well as the Turkmen State Institute of Architecture and Construction, Turkmen Agricultural University, and The National Institute of Sports and Tourism of Turkmenistan. [13], British Lieutenant Colonel H.C. Stuart reported in 1881 that the Ahal branch of the Teke tribe of the Turkmen ethnic group arrived in the area around 1830 and established several semi-nomadic villages (auls) between what are now the city of Serdar and village of Gäwers, inclusive. "[16] Through the mid-1970s, Ashgabat was a compact city, as shown by the 1974 Soviet military's General Staff map J-40-081. Today's Buzmeyin neighborhood features the Buzmeyin State Electrical Power Plant, and factories for production of reinforced concrete, cement, asbestos roofing, pipes, and concrete blocks, as well as a carpet-weaving factory and soft-drink bottling plant. The growth was not to last as the country was to experience another history-defining event in the form of a 7.3 magnitude earthquake. The community elected one of the first Bahá'í local administrative institutions. Ashgabat, Turkmenistan An Introduction to Ashgabat. Don’t visit expecting famous pieces, however, but the museum does house works by Turkmen, Russian and foreign artists. [142][143][144] It covers a territory of approximately 18 hectares, and contains a live exhibition of more than 500 different species of plants coming from various parts of the world. It limped on as a small village until the Russian advance in the 19th century. The basic layout of downtown streets "has been preserved to this day and defined the unique character of the city structure combining linear and radial types of layout of blocks."

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