Turkmenistan

sights.uz lists 41 historic and notable places in Turkmenistan. Among them are 25 monuments, 13 eco-tourism sites and 3 museums.

Russian Bazaar, Ashgabat

The Russian Bazaar or Gulistan (Turkmen: Gulistan söwda merkezi; Rus bazary, Гулистан сөвда меркези; Рус базары) in Ashgabat is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in…

Dayahatyn

Daýahatyn (Turkmen pronunciation: [dɑːˌjɑχɑːˈtɯn]), also spelled Dayakhatun (Persian: دایه‌خاتون), is a medieval caravanserai, sitting on the left bank of the Amu Darya. It is…

Lake Aýböwür

Lake Aýböwür, also known as Lake Aibugir, or Lake Kerneý, is a lake located in S. Türkmenbaşy District, Daşoguz Province, Turkmenistan, as part of the Amu Darya Plain.

Mary Museum

Mary History Museum is a history museum of Mary, Turkmenistan, located in the center of the city. The exposition of the museum reflects the history and culture of Mary from…

Astanababa Mausoleum

Astanababa mausoleum (12th-17th centuries) — The local people call it Astanababa shrine, and some also name it the mausoleum of the two brothers Zeýdalı and Zuweýdalı and their…

Abu Sa'id Abu'l-Khayr Mausoleum

Abu Sa'id's Mausoleum - a monument located near the village of Mäne in Kaka district. Turkmens call it Mäne baba. The building erected over the tomb of the mystic Abu Sa'id was…

Great Kyz Kala

The Great Kyz Kala is a large ruined fortress in the ancient city of Merv, now in Turkmenistan. It is an example of a köshk or kushk type of fortress: an earthen building built…

Qal’aliqir

Qalʼaliqir – (also Kalaly-gyr; also Ayritam; Turkmen: Galalygyr) – a lost ancient city in present-day Turkmenistan, which was the second capital of ancient Khwarezm in the…

Zeid reservoir

Zeid Reservoir (now officially known as the 15 Years of Independence reservoir) is a reservoir in Turkmenistan's Lebap region. The reservoir serves a settlement tank for the…

Yangykala Canyon

Yangykala Canyon (Translated from the Turkmen language, Yangykala means "Fiery Fortresses") is an eponymous landform in the Balkan Region of north-west Turkmenistan, about 160 km…

Turabek Khanum Mausoleum

Turabekhanim Mausoleum (also: Turabek-Hanum Mausoleum; Turkmen: Törebeg hanym kümmeti) – a medieval mausoleum located in the area of the Old Urgench National Historical and…

Kopetdag Reservoir

The Kopetdag Reservoir is an artificial lake in the foothills of the central Kopetdag range in Turkmenistan's Ahal region, roughly 40 kilometers northwest of Ashgabat and close…

Il Arslan Mausoleum

Location of the monument: the Köneürgenç district of Daşoguz province.

Najmeddin Kubra Mausoleum

The tomb of Najdin Kubro is an architectural monument in ancient Urganch ([[XIV century]] - 20–30 years). It is associated with the name of the founder of the Kubravian movement…

Allamberdar Mausoleum

The Allamberdar Mausoleum stands in the village of Astana-baba in Turkmenistan's Lebap region, close to the Amu Darya River and at the foot of the Omar-kala hill. Built in the…

Yangykala Canyon

Yangykala Gorge is a gorge in Turkmenistan.

Little Kyz Kala

Little Kyz Kala stands in the western outskirts of the ancient city of Merv, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Turkmenistan's Mary region, roughly 140 metres from its larger…