Turkmenistan
About 5.85M people live in Turkmenistan, on 488,100 km² in 6 regions; the capital is Ashgabat. The highest summit is Aýrybaba (3,139 m).
Mean of its 13 most visited places. Best: Apr · Sep–Oct.
Turkmenistan at a glance
The atlas follows 1,423 places here month by month, with 4 mountains and 4 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are April, September and October.
Turkmenistan's population
Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.
+500%1.27M in 1950 → 7.62M in 2025 → 9.64M in 2050Turkmenistan · In numbers
The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.
When to go to Turkmenistan
The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.
For the beach in August
Places and regions of Turkmenistan
The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.
96OctoberAshgabat
98OctoberTürkmenabat
96OctoberMary
96OctoberDaşoguz
94OctoberBalkanabat
94OctoberTürkmenbaşy
96OctoberÄnew
96OctoberKöneürgenç
6 regions
Turkmenistan from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
Nature in Turkmenistan
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
Outdoors in Turkmenistan
Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.
Culture in Turkmenistan
4 monuments and 5 museums; the best known first.
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What's on in Turkmenistan
The ground and the sky in Turkmenistan
Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.
Getting to Turkmenistan
3 large airports, 156 railway stations, 6 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.
Practical information
Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.