Asia
Turkmenistan
The Door to Hell gas crater, ancient Merv and white-marble Ashgabat. Travel is tightly controlled.
- Local time
- 18:23
- Currency
- TMT
- Calling code
- +993
- Capital
- Ashgabat
- Languages spoken
- Russian, TK
Places to see
Darvaza Gas Crater
The burning "Door to Hell" in the desert.
Ancient Merv
A Silk Road oasis city, a UNESCO site.
Ashgabat
A white-marble capital.
Kunya-Urgench
Mausoleums and minarets, a UNESCO site.
The Zzz blog
Coming soon: the mosquito is on it!
