Nothing in Ashgabat pre-dates the devastating 1948 earthquake so you have to get out of town to see anything historical and this is pretty much the only option. Worth a look if you are interested in archeological digs.
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Village of Bagyr, Ashgabat 744000, Turkmenistan
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Lehigh Valley, PA
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Most Historical Aspect of the Ashgabat Area
Date of experience: November 2018
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OneAddictedTraveler
Lake Elmo, Minnesota
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This city dates back to the time of Alexander the Great. The ancient walls are easy to make out. Rebuilding of the central palace has been undertaken, but there is very little information available on or at the site. Some of the town is being worked on now by archeologists, but you are not encouraged to go there.
Date of experience: October 2018
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682metins
Munich, Germany
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This is a nice place to visit which is very historical, but it is very small and you are done in 10 minutes
Date of experience: October 2018
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mrleejp
Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar
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This trip was made understandable by the staff at the site. They gave me the chance to tag along with a tour group which made everything a lot clearer as the site requires imagination. There are postcards at the site that have artists impressions of the sites main features which may help you if you don't have a guide, as from what I could see, there weren't any available at the entrance and it was just luck I arrived at the same time as a guided tour.
Date of experience: July 2018
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Vladimir K
Moscow, Russia
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Most of what you see is a reconstruction, albeit made under scientific authority. It is hardly impressive, however if your stay is limited to Ashgabad this is the only interesting archaelogical site available
Date of experience: June 2018
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Rob v
Zeist, The Netherlands
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This excavation is showing the old city that was part of the Silk Route. Good explanations and worthwhile a tour of about 1,5 to 2 hours. Approximately half hour outside of Ashgabat. The found artifacts can be seen in the National Museum, another highly recommended visit.
Date of experience: June 2018
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