Geokdepe Reviews: Insider Insights and Visitor Experiences
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Site of former Turkmen fortress
The Gokdepe attraction consists of the Military Museum and the Saparmurat Haji Mosque. We visited this site as part of a pre-arranged tour. Gokdepe is approximately 45km north east of Ashgabat, and a ...
This is a mammoth mosque but does not seem to be used very much
As with other mosques that we visited in Ashgabat, this building is lovely and clean but we didn't see any people praying here at the time we visited. And you don't hear the call to prayer in Ashgaba...
Mosque, museum and reconstructed wall of the fortress
Fortress Geokdepe was besieged, bombarded and finally captured by forces of Imperial Russia in January 1881. Thousands of Turkmen troops and civilians were killed in the battle and massacred when they...
If you want to understand how the five tribes feel about each other and the Russians/Soviets, the museum here will help explain one point of view. Recommend.
A piece of history of Turkmen people one has to know
Built in 1996 by the first president of the country, I consider this mosque as the most beautiful and really represents unique Turkmen architecture. Inside the mosque you can see tiles with Turkmen c...
Site of former Turkmen fortress
The Gokdepe attraction consists of the Military Museum and the Saparmurat Haji Mosque. We visited this site as part of a pre-arranged tour. Gokdepe is approximately 45km north east of Ashgabat, and a ...
This is a mammoth mosque but does not seem to be used very much
As with other mosques that we visited in Ashgabat, this building is lovely and clean but we didn't see any people praying here at the time we visited. And you don't hear the call to prayer in Ashgaba...
Mosque, museum and reconstructed wall of the fortress
Fortress Geokdepe was besieged, bombarded and finally captured by forces of Imperial Russia in January 1881. Thousands of Turkmen troops and civilians were killed in the battle and massacred when they...
Go back in history
If you want to understand how the five tribes feel about each other and the Russians/Soviets, the museum here will help explain one point of view. Recommend.
A piece of history of Turkmen people one has to know
Built in 1996 by the first president of the country, I consider this mosque as the most beautiful and really represents unique Turkmen architecture. Inside the mosque you can see tiles with Turkmen c...