Must-SeeCities

Ashgabat

Turkmenistan's white marble capital, with its strange monuments.

Photo: John Pavelka from Austin, TX, USA · CC BY 2.0
Best Time to Go
Apr–May, Sep–Oct
Our full guide to Ashgabat is being written. It's on the Turkmenistan list as Must-See.

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Spiritual · Pilgrimage

Mashhad

About 133 miles away

One of the largest mosque complexes in the world, around the tomb of Imam Reza, drawing millions of pilgrims a year.

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