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Places near Ashgabat by type
All 286 places by distance →One day from Ashgabat
5 stops, one loop, back by 3:05 pm
33 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Ashgabat
- Children's Worldpark · 45 min
- Hazret Omar Mosquemosque · 30 min
- Ashgabat Flagpoleheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Memorial Parkmonument · 1.5 hrs
- Central Botanical Gardengarden · 2 hrs
- Back in Ashgabat
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Ashgabat?
Inspiration Park (park, about 1 km), First (Pervyy) Park (park, about 2 km), Museum of Fine Arts of Turkmenistan (museum, about 2 km), Ertuğrul Gazi Mosque (mosque, about 3 km), Central Botanical Garden (garden, about 4 km), Children's World (park, about 4 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Ashgabat?
258 places on Spotwander: 98 other attractions, 84 forts & heritage, 22 mosques & dargahs, 23 parks, 5 hill stations & viewpoints.
Which is the nearest fort to Ashgabat?
Steam Locomotive, about 1 km by road; Magtymguly Monument (1 km) is next.
Which is the nearest dargah to Ashgabat?
Hezreti Omar Metjidi, about 3 km by road; Azady Mosque (3 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Ashgabat?
Start in Ashgabat, visit Children's World, then Hazret Omar Mosque, then Ashgabat Flagpole, then Memorial Park, then Central Botanical Garden, and drive back — about 33 km by road in all.




























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