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14. Nowruz

Blog entries, Festival
We are back in Ashgabat, and we happen to be there, not entirely coincidentally, at Nowruz, the Iranian celebration of New Year. Which is not only celebrated in Iran, but also in neighbouring Turkmenistan. A little outside town is a huge exhibition ground, where the official celebrations are being held. This is not a thing [...]
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05. Old Nisa

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Just outside Ashgabat is Old Nisa – or Nusay -, the old capital of the Parthian empire, which dominated the Turkmen region from the 3rd C BC to the 3rd C AD. Unfortunately, the construction was mostly done with mud bricks, which, thanks to the elements, have largely disappeared. A massive earthquake in the 1st [...]
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Ashgabat National Museum of History

Blog entries, Gallery
One of the best things we did during our first day in Ashgabat, was a visit to the National Museum, not only to put our forthcoming excursions to Turkmenistan’s ancient cities in perspective, but also to admire some of the most fabulous ancient artefacts. We focus of the Gonur Depe collection, from 3000 BC, and [...]
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04. Ashgabat

Blog entries, Locations
Our first day consists of a bus tour through Ashgabat, with the occasional stops. I had been prepared, but the initial impression of the city is still one of complete amazement, unreal. Wide avenues, with two times four lanes, are lined with white marble apartment buildings, where, apparently, ‘the elite’ is living – dixit our [...]
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03. the arrival

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Many of you have already realised, of course, that Ashgabat is just 40 kms north of the Iranian border. Iran being the country that is heavily being bombarded by Israel and the US, as we speak, and also the country that seemingly randomly lashes out to its neighbours in retaliation. The good news is that [...]
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  • The 10 Latest Entries to the Site

    • 14. Nowruz April 29, 2026
    • 13. Gonur Depe April 26, 2026
    • 12. Ancient Merv April 23, 2026
    • 11. Köw-Ata cave April 20, 2026
    • 10. Nokhur village April 20, 2026
    • 09. Balkanabat April 18, 2026
    • 08. the Yangykala canyon April 18, 2026
    • 07. Awaza April 9, 2026
    • 06. Turkmenbasy April 9, 2026
    • 05. Old Nisa April 6, 2026
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