Everything you need to know about Turkmenistan
Explore Turkmenistan from Ashgabat and the Kopet Dag to Caspian shores, Karakum sands and the ancient cities of Merv, Nisa and Kunya-Urgench. Place sixteen cities, follow four waters, discover sixteen sights and learn through ten illustrated topics and thirty answered questions.
Read it, then make it stick
Geography of Turkmenistan
Karakum sands, Kopet Dag foothills, Caspian shores and river-fed oases.
Know the shape of the country
Learn five province footprints on a generalised 2007 reference map, then place sixteen cities and towns and follow the Amu Darya, Atrek, Tejen and Sarygamysh Lake. Ashgabat and Arkadag have separate city status today; their current boundaries are not shown in the province footprints. Waters use Natural Earth 5.1.2 reference geometry, with river reaches clipped to a small national-border margin. City pins mark approximate settlement centres.
Places worth visiting
Essential ยท Archaeology
Ancient Merv
A vast archaeological landscape of successive walled cities, associated with trade, scholarship and Seljuk rule. The UNESCO property is distinct from modern Mary. Its different enclosures represent centuries of settlement rather than one city built at a single moment.
Locate sixteen places across Turkmenistan, from ancient oasis cities and Ashgabat museums to Karakum sands, western cliffs and protected landscapes. Essential marks introductory learning priorities. Priorities organise geographical learning. Landscape and reserve pins are reference locations, not verified visitor entrances. Confirm current permissions and access separately. Select a pin to read about a place, then play the map and find them all.
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