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Old historical photos and images of Ashkhabad (Askhabad, Ashgabat), Turkmenistan
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History of city Ashkhabad (Askhabad, Ashgabat), Turkmenistan in photos

A small historical reference

Geography:

Founded: 1881

History: From 1919 until 1927, the city was renamed Poltoratsk after a local revolutionary, Pavel Gerasimovich Poltoratskiy.

Population: more than 1 000 000

Sights:

Ashkhabad. Arch by railway station, circa 1940
Arch by railway station, circa 1940		 Ashkhabad. Bazaar Square between 1890-1905
Bazaar Square between 1890-1905		 Ashkhabad. Bazaar street
Bazaar street		 Ashkhabad. Bazaar street
Bazaar street
Ashkhabad. Botanical Street, between 1890 and 1905
Botanical Street, between 1890 and 1905		 Ashkhabad. Commercial street, between 1890 and 1905
Commercial street, between 1890 and 1905		 Ashkhabad. Dekhkanin Central house, between 1928 and 1935
Dekhkanin Central house, between 1928 and 1935		 Ashkhabad. Geok-Tepinskaya street
Geok-Tepinskaya street
Ashkhabad. Caravanserai
Caravanserai		 Ashkhabad. Caravanserai on Kirpichnaya street
Caravanserai on Kirpichnaya street		 Ashkhabad. Kuropatkinsky Avenue
Kuropatkinsky Avenue		 Ashkhabad. Kuznechny Lane, 1930
Kuznechny Lane, 1930
Ashkhabad. Monument from Stavropol to military colleagues
Monument from Stavropol to military colleagues killed during the storming of the Akhal-Teke fortress, 1886		 Ashkhabad. Museum, library and free reading hall
Museum, library and free reading hall		 Ashkhabad. New Textile Factory, 1929
New Textile Factory, 1929		 Ashkhabad. Opera and Ballet Theater named after Makhtumkuli, 1960
Opera and Ballet Theater named after Makhtumkuli, 1960
Ashkhabad. Railway Station, 1888
Railway Station, 1888		 Ashkhabad. Russian Bazaar, between 1920 and 1930
Russian Bazaar, between 1920 and 1930		 Ashkhabad. State Theater of Drama named after A.S. Pushkin, 1945
State Theater of Drama named after A.S. Pushkin, 1945		 Ashkhabad. Tekinsky Bazaar, between 1890 and 1905
Tekinsky Bazaar, between 1890 and 1905
Ashkhabad. Tekinsky Bazaar, between 1890 and 1905
Tekinsky Bazaar, between 1890 and 1905		 Ashkhabad. Trading rowd at the Tekinsky Bazaar between 1890-1905
Trading rowd at the Tekinsky Bazaar between 1890-1905		 Ashkhabad. Military assembly
Military assembly		 Ashkhabad. Women's High School
Women's High School
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