To outsiders, Turkmenistan's capital has long had a reputation as a difficult-to-reach destination. But it's also gotten tougher lately for many of the country's own citizens. The website Hronika ...

Rising from the desert, Ashgabat is a $15 billion capital of white marble, empty streets, and record-breaking monuments. This video explores how gas wealth, authoritarian rule, and personal ambition ...

Ashgabat is an amazing city with gleaming gold domes, extravagant white marble palaces and picturesque well-tended vast green parks situated in the middle of an oasis at the foot of the Kopet-Dag ...

Turkmenistan's capital Ashgabat has been named the most expensive city to live in for expatriates, dethroning Hong Kong, according to Mercer's 2021 Cost of Living city ranking. But it's not for ...

Some cities stun tourists with impressive skyscrapers, while others attract crowds with their history and culture. But there is one city that's unique for a different reason. Dubbed the 'marble city' ...

The code has been copied to your clipboard. Dozens of residents of Turkmenistan's capital, Ashgabat, took part in a rare street protest on November 29 -- blocking construction cranes from removing air ...