Ashgabat, Turkmenistan: population, climate, map and landmarks

Overview

Ashgabat is the capital of Turkmenistan. About 1.0 million people live in the city proper, making it the 1st largest city of Turkmenistan in our atlas.

It lies at 37.95° N, 58.38° E, about 219 m (719 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Ashgabat time zone.

Location

Red dot: Ashgabat. Green dots: other major cities of Turkmenistan. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

Ashgabat has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 35°C (95°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -3°C (27°F). Around 196 mm (8 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Mar.

Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.

Landmarks and places to see

Olympic StadiumMulti-purpose stadium in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

Ashgabat StadiumStadium in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

Köpetdag StadiumMulti-purpose stadium in Turkmenistan

Yyldyz HotelFive stars hotel at Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

Turkmen Carpet MuseumMuseums in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

Ruhyýet PalaceBuilding in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

Monument to the ConstitutionMonument in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

Nisa-Çandybil StadiumFootball stadium in Turkmenistan

Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.

What to eat in TurkmenistanNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.

Nearby major cities

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Sources

Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 162183 (CC BY 4.0)
Wikidata Q23438 (CC0)
Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology

Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.

Photo credits

Neutrality-Road-Ashgabat-2015: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Saparmurat Turkmenbashi Olympic Stadium: Javid Nikpour, CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Ashgabat suburbs IMG 5855 (26018615962): Juris Paiders, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Yyldyz Hotel (1) (45250495235): Hans Birger Nilsen, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
The largest carpet in the world: Ibrahim Rustamov (tg:User:Ibrahim), CC BY 2.5 (Wikimedia Commons)
10000 manat. Türkmenistan, 2000 b: Central Bank of Turkmenistan, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)