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Ashgabat and Merv

A white-marble capital, and a great Silk Road ruin.

Photo: Kalpak Travel · CC BY-SA 4.0
Best Time to Go
Apr–May, Sep–Oct
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Our full guide to Ashgabat and Merv is being written. It's on the Turkmenistan list as Worth a Detour.

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