Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
K A Z A K H S T A N
Nukus
Konye-
Urgench
Hojeli
Sarykamish
Lake
Boldumsaz
Garabogaz
Bentendag
Bekdash
Garabogazköl
Basin
Kaplankyr
Reserve
Chagyl
Yangykala Canyon
Altyn Asyr Lake
(under construction)
Gozli Ata
Turkmenbashi
Awaza
Balkan
Darvaza Gas
Craters
(1880m)
Baku
Jebel
Balkanabat
Hazar
M37
Bereket
Jerbent
Gumdag
Serdar
Bachardok
Hasardag
Reserve
C A S P I A N
S E A
Bugdayly
Bakharden
Nokhur
Magtymguly
Geok-
Depe
Dekhistan
Köw Ata
Madau
Ashgabat
Underground Lake
Gypjak
Gasan-Kuli
Nissa
Reserve
Geok-Dere
Gaudan
Gyzyletrek
Yablonovka
Esenguly
Bajgiran
Gudurolom
Gonbad
e-Kavus
I R A N
Neishapur
0
200 km
0
120 miles
Turkmenistan Highlights
1
Explore the extraordinary,
ever-changing Turkmen
capital
Ashgabat
(p374),
laden with marble palaces,
bizarre monuments and more
fountains than Las Vegas.
2
Marvel at the minarets and
turquoise-tiled mausoleums
littering the desert in
Konye-
Urgench
(p393), testament
to the former glories of the
Khorezmshah empire.
3
Visit this bizarre
combination of human
accident and natural
phenomenon at the
Darvaza
Gas Craters
(p384) in the
lunar landscapes of the
Karakum desert.
