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Ashkhabad

American  
[ahsh-kuh-bahd, uhsh-khuh-baht] / ˌɑʃ kəˈbɑd, ʌʃ xʌˈbɑt /

noun

  1. a city in and the capital of Turkmenistan, in the southern part.

Ashkhabad British  
/ ɑʃɡɑˈbɑt, ˈɑːʃɡəbæt, aʃxaˈbat /

noun

  1. the capital of Turkmenistan. Pop: 598 000 (2005 est)

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The challenge of getting cozy with dictators was starkly illustrated in the Turkmen capital of Ashkhabad.

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Massive cities - including Istanbul, Tehran, Tabriz and Ashkhabad - are situated on some of the most dangerous land on Earth.

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