Ashgabat
E78716
Ashgabat is the largest city and political, economic, and cultural center of Turkmenistan, known for its grand marble architecture and monumental cityscape.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ashgabat canonical | 44 |
| OSCE Centre in Ashgabat | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
capital city
ⓘ
city ⓘ |
| climate | cold desert climate ⓘ |
| climateClassification | Köppen BWk ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Turkmenistan ⓘ |
| currency |
Turkmenistan manat
ⓘ
surface form:
Turkmen manat
|
| feature |
grand marble architecture
ⓘ
large public squares ⓘ monumental cityscape ⓘ numerous monuments ⓘ wide boulevards ⓘ |
| hasCulturalInstitution |
libraries
ⓘ
museums ⓘ theaters ⓘ universities ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
location of key ministries
ⓘ
location of national parliament ⓘ location of presidential palace ⓘ major transport hub in Turkmenistan ⓘ seat of Turkmenistan government ⓘ |
| isCapitalOf | Turkmenistan ⓘ |
| isLargestCityOf | Turkmenistan ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extensive use of white marble in buildings
ⓘ
grand mosques ⓘ independence monuments ⓘ monumental government buildings ⓘ planned urban layout ⓘ |
| languageMajority |
Turkmens
ⓘ
surface form:
Turkmen
|
| locatedIn | Ahal Region ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Iran border
ⓘ
Kopet Dag mountains ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
Turkmen language
ⓘ
surface form:
Turkmen
|
| politicalStatus | directly subordinated to national government ⓘ |
| region | Central Asia ⓘ |
| religionMajority | Islam ⓘ |
| roadNetworkType | broad avenues ⓘ |
| role |
cultural center of Turkmenistan
ⓘ
economic center of Turkmenistan ⓘ political center of Turkmenistan ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC+5 ⓘ |
| transport |
intercity highways
ⓘ
international airport ⓘ railway connections ⓘ |
| urbanForm |
ceremonial squares
ⓘ
government quarter ⓘ high-rise residential districts ⓘ |
| urbanPlanningStyle |
Soviet-era planning influences
ⓘ
post-independence monumental redevelopment ⓘ |
| writingSystemUsed | Latin script (Turkmen) ⓘ |
Referenced by (45)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
National Council of Turkmenistan
subject surface form:
National Council of Turkmenistan
subject surface form:
National Council of Turkmenistan
this entity surface form:
OSCE Centre in Ashgabat