Tourism in Turkmenistan

Many of its Central Asian cities were main points of trade on the Silk Road, linking Eastern and Western civilizations.

Nisa (also Parthaunisa) was an ancient city, located near modern-day Bagyr, a neighbourhood in Ashgabat 18 km southwest of downtown.

[2] (See List of World Heritage Sites in Turkmenistan) Near Derweze village in the middle of the Karakum Desert is a natural gas deposit.

[3] The ground beneath the drilling rig collapsed, creating the Darvaza gas crater, a large hole with a diameter of 70 metres (230 ft) at 40°15′10″N 58°26′22″E / 40.25264°N 58.43941°E / 40.25264; 58.43941 (The Gates of Hell).

[5][unreliable source] Most museums in Turkmenistan are located in the major cities of Ashgabat, Türkmenbaşy, Balkanabat, Mary and Daşoguz.