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Ahal region · North of Ashgabat
A crater of burning natural gas in the middle of the Karakum Desert. It has been burning for decades, and it looks best after dark.
Photo: Benjamin Goetzinger, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The white-marble capital, where most trips start and end.
The Door to Hell: a burning gas crater in the Karakum, best seen after dark.
A UNESCO Silk Road city near Mary, known for Sultan Sanjar and the Kyz Kala walls.
Parthian ruins in the foothills, a usual day trip from Ashgabat.
A warm cave lake in the Kopetdag, often visited from Ashgabat.
Red and yellow limestone cliffs in Balkan Province.
A Bronze Age desert city, often paired with a day at Ancient Merv.
A Caspian Sea beach resort near Turkmenbashi.
A UNESCO city in the north, near Dashoguz, with medieval monuments.
