Information about Turkmenistan: Turkmenistan is a country in Central Asia bordered by the Caspian Sea and largely covered by the Karakum Desert. It’s known for archaeological ruins including those at Nisa and Merv, major stops along the ancient trade route the Silk Road. Ashgabat, the capital, was rebuilt in Soviet style in the mid-20th century and is filled with grand monuments honoring former president Saparmurat Niyazov. Read More...
Plateau Of Dinosaurs– The largest “storehouse” of dinosaur tracks. In the very East of Turkmenistan, in the mountains Kugitangtau (called Koytendag), at an altitude of 1500 meters, … platform of dimensions 200×80 meters.
The Kugitang Nature Reserve is situated on the west slope of the Kugitang Mountains on the border to Uzbekistan. It covers an area of 27.140 ha. The name Kugitang (Koyentag in Turkmen) means ‘almost impassable mountains’
Repetek Nature Reserve– is a desert nature reserve (zapovednik) of Turkmenistan, located in Lebap Province, East Karakum Desert, near Amu Darya. It is located approximately 70 km (43 mi) south from Türkmenabat.
Independence Park is located in the southern outskirts of the city, next to 10-Anniversary of Prosperity avenue and Archabil avenue. Its territory occupies 140 hectares, which is almost half of all the Ashgabat green open space. Groomed paths, marble stairs and porches, flowerbeds and cozy benches are all necessary attributes of a recreation-and-entertainment park.
Botanical garden in Ashgabat is located in the Eastern part of the city, on the territory of the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan, between the streets 2029, Gerogly. In the immediate vicinity of the garden are the Institute of Agriculture of Turkmenistan Embassy of Iran with a small living quarter for diplomats, cinema “Kosmos” and the restaurant “Aina”.