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Backpacking Turkmenistan: 7 best places to visit

The most rewarding stops for backpackers in Turkmenistan, ranked and mapped — and real routes through them, written by travellers who went.

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  1. Ashgabat, Turkmenistan1

    Ashgabat

    Ashgabat

    City of white marble.

  2. 2

    Darvaza Gas Crater

    Ahal

    The burning 'Door to Hell'.

  3. 3

    Konye-Urgench

    Daşoguz

    Ancient minarets and mausolea.

  4. Merv, Turkmenistan4

    Merv

    Mary

    Ruins of a great Silk Road city.

  5. 5

    Nisa

    Ahal

    Parthian royal fortress.

  6. 6

    Avaza

    Balkan

    Caspian Sea resort strip.

  7. 7

    Mary

    Mary

    Base for exploring Merv.

Backpacking routes through Turkmenistan

Real trips through Turkmenistan, drawn on maps by the people who took them.

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