What to do and see in Ashgabat, Ahal Province: The Best Budget-friendly Things to do

June 7, 2021 Timmy Ribble

Nestled between the Kopet Dag range and the Kara Kum desert, Ashgabat is a flat, sometimes dusty city twinkling with unique architecture. As a marker of Turkmenistan's official neutrality, the city's most recognizable monument, the Neutrality Arch, rotates during the daylight hours, facing the sun throughout the entire day. The city is home to many mosques and markets, as well as important museums, including one memorializing the 1948 earthquake that decimated the population.
Restaurants in Ashgabat

1. Ertugrul Gazi Mosque

Sewcenko k./Lewitan bul, Ashgabat 744000 Turkmenistan http://www.ahalsiyakhat.com
Excellent
52%
Good
35%
Satisfactory
10%
Poor
2%
Terrible
1%
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4.5 based on 48 reviews

Ertugrul Gazi Mosque

Reviewed By 576RobertC576 - Redlands, United States

Our guide took us here after spending a good deal of time in the eerily empty White City. Here we found some normalcy. People coming for prayers. The mosque is beautiful. The striped columns are reminiscent of the mosque Cordoba, Spain and it does look much like the Blue Mosque in Istanbul. This was my favorite spot in Ashgabat.

2. Gypjak Mosque

M37, Ashgabat 744000 Turkmenistan +993 12 95-75-00 http://www.ahalsiyakhat.com
Excellent
55%
Good
36%
Satisfactory
8%
Poor
1%
Terrible
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4.5 based on 114 reviews

Gypjak Mosque

Reviewed By mylestan - Romblon Island, Philippines

This is a big mosque with nice ornate tiles and inscriptions of allah everywhere. It's a nice place to drop by and take pictures

3. Turkmen Museum of Fine Arts

88 Alishera Navoi, Ashgabat 744000 Turkmenistan +993 12 01-20-12
Excellent
50%
Good
36%
Satisfactory
14%
Poor
0%
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4.5 based on 22 reviews

Turkmen Museum of Fine Arts

4. Geokdepe

M37 Highway, Ashgabat 745190 Turkmenistan
Excellent
38%
Good
50%
Satisfactory
13%
Poor
0%
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0%
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4.5 based on 16 reviews

Geokdepe

5. Monument Arch of Neutrality

Bitaraplyk sayoly, Ashgabat 744000 Turkmenistan http://www.polimeks.com/eng/UstyapiTarafsizlikAniti.aspx
Excellent
34%
Good
43%
Satisfactory
19%
Poor
2%
Terrible
2%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 88 reviews

Monument Arch of Neutrality

Reviewed By Maral_VEL - Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

I go there quite often. Every local or guest of the capital also likes to go there during nice weather. And the weather is nice for most part of the year. You will see lots of people making picnics during summer evenings. The monument is surrounded with big park. And during summer times, when even the evenings are hot, the place is relatively pleasant, because it is located higher from the rest part of the city and there are lots of greenery which is regularly watered. So, you might want to take a blanket and something to eat or watch when you go there. Also, there are bike rentals. There is a restaurant there and you can find a toilet if you need to. the monument itself is beautiful. The ticket costs really cheap if you are Turkmen citizen. Anyways, no one is checking passports when you get into elevator. Elevator takes you up to the monument. There is small museum like thing inside. Also you can take another elevator to the top and see the magnificent city. there are covered places for picnics on a rainy day and lots of benches if you do not like the idea of sitting on the grass or if you forgot to take blanket with you or if the grass is still damp from recent watering. Always pleasant experience no matter you go there for picnic or for the view. Also, if it is a holiday season or something and you know that there will be fireworkds, the area around monument provides good view to the whole city and the fireworks. you do not need to go up to the top of the monument for a view. Adviced.

6. Ashgabat hippodrome

Bedev districts, Ashgabat 744000 Turkmenistan
Excellent
40%
Good
36%
Satisfactory
20%
Poor
4%
Terrible
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4.0 based on 25 reviews

Ashgabat hippodrome

Reviewed By O2926XWandreww - Saranda, Albania

Awesome experience! Local name is Bedow Hippodrome. Great place to see beautiful Turkmenistan Akhal-Teke horses race. Truly magestic animals. Grandstand has various sections you can watch the races from. Also, there is a huge video screen that shows you details about each horse, name, and live action. When in Ashgabat, if you get the opportunity to go see a race, you gotta go. 10/10 A+!

7. Parthian Fortresses of Nisa - UNESCO World Heritage Site

Village of Bagyr, Ashgabat 744000 Turkmenistan +993 12 95-75-00 http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1242
Excellent
34%
Good
31%
Satisfactory
27%
Poor
6%
Terrible
2%
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4.0 based on 175 reviews

Parthian Fortresses of Nisa - UNESCO World Heritage Site

8. Tolkuchka-Basar

Ashgabat Turkmenistan
Excellent
27%
Good
29%
Satisfactory
39%
Poor
5%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 41 reviews

Tolkuchka-Basar

9. Turkmenistan Independence Monument

Arcabil Sayoly, Ashgabat 744000 Turkmenistan
Excellent
34%
Good
43%
Satisfactory
18%
Poor
4%
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4.0 based on 106 reviews

Turkmenistan Independence Monument

Reviewed By 51RuthR - Cape Town Central, South Africa

This is a very opulent and outstanding monument which is out of white marble and with black and gold statues around it. It is really worth seeing and quite magnificent as is the park around it. A wedding party arrived at the same time as we did to have their wedding photographs taken there.

10. Ashgabat Train Station

Gurbansoltan-Eje Kocesi, Ashgabat 744000 Turkmenistan
Excellent
33%
Good
21%
Satisfactory
33%
Poor
12%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 33 reviews

Ashgabat Train Station

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