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Ashgabat

American  
[ahsh-guh-bahd, ash-guh-bad] / ˈɑʃ gəˌbɑd, ˈæʃ gəˌbæd /
Also Ashkhabad

noun

  1. a city in and the capital of Turkmenistan, in the S central part, near the Iranian border.


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At the archaeological ruins of Nisa, an ancient fortress near the capital, Ashgabat, AFP spotted a Western tour group taking advantage of this tentative thaw.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

The saxaul is also being used to protect the capital Ashgabat, where "environmental activists have planted more than 50 hectares of saxaul on the edge of the desert," Arazmedov said.

From Barron's Dec. 18, 2025

The suspension of flights between the Turkmen capital of Ashgabat and Moscow would be in place until Oct.

From Seattle Times Aug. 5, 2023

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaks during a news briefing ahead of Caspian Summit in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan June 28, 2022.

From Reuters Jul. 7, 2022

At the summit in Ashgabat, Putin and other participants didn’t mention the war in Ukraine in their public comments.

From Seattle Times Jun. 30, 2022

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