Turkmenabad Landmarks, Turkmenistan

Ancient monuments of Turkmenabad

Turkmenabad landmarks introduce you to the architectural monuments of 9-11th centuries. There are quite a lot of places in Turkmenabad you must certainly visit, notably:

“Astana-Baba” Mausoleum

The Mausoleum is a part of the memorial ensemble, consisting of a mosque and tomb. Actually, it is several structures built in different times. But they are built so closely to each other that it is difficult to get an idea of their original appearance. “Astana-Baba” Mausoleum was considered a monument of architecture of the XI-XII centuries. There, “zyarat”, an adoration rite to one or other saints is regularly held by visiting pilgrims. Who was Astana-Baba, himself, nobody knows. More...

Dayakhatyn Caravanserai (XI century)

The largest Dayakhatyn caravanserai (Bai-Khatyn) is an architectural monument of the XI-XII centuries. It was situated on the medieval road from Amul (Turkmenabad) to Khorezm. Today, as a memory of that time there only survived vast ruins of the rabat of the mudbrick caravanserai. Once, the rabat was strengthened with cylindrical towers. More...

Ancient Settlement of Amul (X – XI centuries)

The medieval settlement of Amul is ruins of Amul ruler’s fortress. The ancient settlement lies right at the entry to Turkmenabad, actually 10 km from the city’s center. In the X century, the settlement was represented by a vast square rammed loam fortress surrounded with a wide moat. Each of the fortress sides had its own gates. Thus a certain gate faced one of cardinal directions. They were guarded by warriors (Sarbaz) round-the-clock. More...

Allamberdar Mausoleum

The Allamberdar (Almutasir) Mausoleum belongs to architectural monuments of the ХI century. The Mausoleum building is the largest extant one among the early strictures of North Khorasan. Its architectural style reflected specific features of Central Asian monumental architecture of the “golden age” (the Seljukid epoch). More...