Turkmenistan · Zone
Ancient Merv
Once capital of the Seljuk Empire and a great Silk Road city, Merv was devastated by the Mongols…
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Turkmenistan: 11 heritage places documented by Cultural Heritage Online, region by region — what each one is, where it is, and how to see it.
Turkmenistan · Zone
Ancient Merv — Silk Road Metropolis of the Karakum Desert
At the edge of the Karakum Desert, where a river once made the otherwise impassable landscape habitable, five…
Turkmenistan · Area
Darvaza, The Door to Hell – Virtual Tour 360°
A burning gas crater in Turkmenistan's Karakum desert has blazed continuously since 1971, drawing thousands of visitors annually…
Turkmenistan · Zone
Gonur Tepe
The lost capital of a Bronze Age civilisation unknown to history until 50 years ago: a 55-hectare city…
Turkmenistan · riserva-naturale
I Deserti Freddi Invernali del Turan (Kazakistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan)
The Cold Winter Deserts of Turan cover an immense territory across Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan, encompassing the Kyzylkum…
Turkmenistan · Zone
Konye-Urgench
The ruins of the medieval Khorezmian capital — once one of the greatest cities of Central Asia, with…
Turkmenistan · Zone
Kunya-Urgench
The greatest medieval Islamic city of Central Asia after Samarkand, and one of the most completely destroyed cities…
Turkmenistan · Area
Merv
Once the world's largest city, Merv was a paramount center of Islamic science and culture on the Silk…
Turkmenistan · Zone
Old Nisa — Parthian Capital
Twelve kilometres west of modern Ashgabat lies the first capital of the Parthian Empire — the vast Iranian…
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