Historic sites
Ancient Merv
Mary
The ruins of one of the great cities of the Silk Road, once among the largest in the world, destroyed by the Mongols in 1221, a UNESCO World Heritage…
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Natural features
Darvaza Gas Crater (Door to Hell)
Ahal
A burning crater in the Karakum Desert, about 70 m across, set alight by Soviet geologists in 1971 to burn off gas, and still burning.
Buildings
Ashgabat
Ashgabat
Turkmenistan's capital, rebuilt in white marble, holds the Guinness record for the most white marble buildings.