Ashgabat

              Ashgabat (Aşgabat, عشق‌آباد, Ашхабáд) is the capital and largest city of Turkmenistan. It has a population of 695,300 (2001 census estimate), 2009 estimates around 1 million people in Ashgabat, and is situated between the Kara Kum desert and the Kopet Dag mountain range. 
              The main landmarks of Ashgabat are: Independence and Peace monument (Монумент Независимости Туркменистана), Turkmen Museum of Fine Arts, Turkmen Carpet Museum (Türkmen halysynyň milli muzeýi, Музей туркменского ковра), Ashgabat National Museum of History, Azadi Mosque, Ertuğrul Gazi Mosque (Ertugrul Gazi metjidi, Мечеть Эртугрул Гази), Neutrality Arch (Bitaraplyk arkasy, Монумент нейтралитета), Türkmenbaşy Palace (“Oguzhan” Köşgi, Дворцовый комплекс «Огузхан»), Ruhyýet Palace (Ruhyýet köşgi, Дворец Рухыет), Ashgabat Exhibition Center, Turkmen Parliament building, Ashgabat city park (Парк), Cultural and entertainment center "Alem" (Культурно-развлекательный центр «Алем»), Monument to the Constitution of Turkmenistan (Монумент Конституции Туркменистана), Ashgabat Tower (Ашхабадская телебашня), Velayat Library (Велаятская библиотека), Drama Theatre of Kemin (Драматический театр имени Кемине), Youth Theatre Alp Arslan (Молодежный театр Алп-Арслана), Ministry of Education building (Министерство образования), Hotel Oguzkent (Отель Огузкент), President Hotel (Президент отель), Nebitchi hotel (Небитчи отель), Hotel Nisa (Отель Ниса), Turkmen parliament (Парламент Туркменистана), Ashgabat University (Университет), Turkmen State Institute of Economics and Management (Туркменский государственный институт экономики и менеджмента), Turkmen Economy Bank (Туркмен эконом банк), Cancer Center (Онкологический центр), Children's World (Детский мир), Hotel Chandybil (Отель Чандыбиль), The palace complex "Oguzhan" (Дворцовый комплекс «Огузхан»).

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Garabogazköl Aylagy

           Garabogazköl Aylagy (Garabogazköl, Кара-Богаз-Гол) is a shallow inundated depression in the northwestern corner of Turkmenistan. It forms a lagoon of the Caspian Sea with a surface area of about 18,000 km2 (6,900 sq mi). It is separated from the Caspian Sea proper, which lies immediately to the west, by a narrow, rocky ridge having a very narrow opening in the rock through which the Caspian waters flow, cascading down into Garabogazköl. The water volume of the bay fluctuates seasonally with the Caspian Sea; at times it becomes a large bay of the Caspian Sea, while at other times its water level drops drastically. 
           The salinity of the bay is about 35%, compared to the Caspian Sea's 1.2% and 3.5% for the world's oceans. Because of the exceptionally high salinity it has practically no marine vegetation.

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Karakum desert

          The Karakum Desert (Garagum, Каракумы) is a desert in Central Asia. It occupies about 70 percent, or 350,000 km², of the area of Turkmenistan. Rainfall is equally sparse, where precipitation comes maybe once a decade in some areas.
           The desert is crossed by the second largest irrigation canal in the world, the Kara Kum Canal. The canal was started in 1954, is 1,375 km in length, and carries 13-20 km³ of water annually. Unfortunately, leakages from the canal have created lakes and ponds along the canal and the rise in groundwater has caused widespread soil salination. The Karakum Desert is home to the Darvaza Gas Craters.

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