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Ashkhabad: see Ashgabat Ashgabat (əshkhəbät`), formerly Ashkhabad, city (1991 pop. ..... Click the link for more information. , Turkmenistan. Ashgabatformerly AshkhabadCity (pop., 2002 est.: 743,000), capital of Turkmenistan. It lies in an oasis at the northern foot of the Kopet-Dag Range near the Iranian border. Founded in 1881 as a Russian military fort, it was the capital of Turkmenistan S.S.R. (1924–90). A violent earthquake destroyed the city in 1948; it was rebuilt on the same plan. It is now an industrial, transportation, and cultural centre. Ashkhabad, Ashgabat the capital of Turkmenistan. Pop.: 598 000 (2005 est.) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Its objective was to travel north along the Persian-Afghan border in order to safeguard the cities of Meshed and Ashkhabad, the latter being situated on Trans-Caucasia Railway. On December 5,100 men were packed onto a train bound for Ashkhabad for an escape over the border into Iran (one was too sick to travel). Khrushchev's monument was unpopular with his successors, and Neizvestny's sculpture for the facade of the Communist headquarters in Ashkhabad caused a scandal when it was unveiled because it was composed around the shape of a cross. |
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