National Museum of History - Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
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The National Museum of History of Turkmenistan is located in Ashgabat, the capital city of the country, and it neighbors the huge flag pole which was once the largest in the world.
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Location: Turkmenistan
Date Posted: 10/19/2024
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This museum can be visited every day between 9 AM and 5 PM. The exhibit is spread through two floors. On the ground floor most of it is modern propaganda with little historical interest. The first floor is worth a visit, containing artefacts and dioramas covering a wide period of history of the region. A note for the second largest carpet in the world which can be seen stretched between both floors.
As a bonus there is the nearby flagpole and eventually the cerimonial performance of the honor guard.
Pictures are allowed for a considerable fee.
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"The Ashgabat National Museum of History is a history museum in Ashgabat, the capital city of Turkmenistan. It contains over 500,000 exhibits particularly archaeological and ethnographical finds throughout the country including rare works of ancient art, paintings, drawings, sculptures, carpets, rugs, fabrics and clothing; household utensils, musical instruments, weapons, jewelry, medals, historical documents, horn-shaped vessels made of ivory, statuettes of Parthian goddesses and colourful Buddhist vases.
It also contains a significant number of fossils and rare geological finds."
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