Ruhabat
Ruhabat was a town and capital of Ruhabat District in the Ahal Province of Turkmenistan.
Ruhabat was a town and capital of Ruhabat District in the Ahal Province of Turkmenistan. The village was known as Imeni Ovezberdy Kuliyeva until October 2001, when President Saparmurat Niyazov renamed it, in honor of Ruhnama. In 2013, it was merged into Ashgabat.
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Worth seeing in and around Ruhabat
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Assembly of Turkmenistan
The Assembly is the unicameral legislature of Turkmenistan. Between March 2021 and 21 January 2023, it was the lower house of the National Council of Turkmenistan.
8.2 km · lower house of parliament of Turkmenistan · Wikipedia - 02Türkmenbaşy Mosque
Türkmenbaşy Ruhy Mosque, or Gypjak Mosque, is a mosque in Gypjak, Turkmenistan, and the resting place for Saparmurat Niyazov, the leader of Turkmenistan from 1985 to 2006. The mosque is located about 7 kilometres west of the capital, Ashgabat, on the M37 highway.
7 km · mosque and mausoleum in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan · Wikipedia - 03Ertuğrul Gazi Mosque
Ertuğrul Gazi Mosque or Ärtogrul Gazy Mosque is a mosque in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. It is a prominent landmark in Ashgabat with its four minarets and a central dome and has a lavish interior decoration with fine stained glass windows.
9.1 km · mosque in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan · Wikipedia - 04Ashgabat Stadium
The Ashgabat Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. It is currently used mostly for celebrations and football matches.
7.3 km · stadium in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan · Wikipedia - 05Köpetdag Stadium
Kopetdag Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home for Köpetdag Aşgabat, that currently plays in the Ýokary Liga.
6 km · multi-purpose stadium in Turkmenistan · Wikipedia - 06National Library of Turkmenistan
The State Library of Turkmenistan officially named the State Library of the State Cultural Center of Turkmenistan is the national library of Turkmenistan, located in Ashgabat and founded in 1895. The library is located on Archabil Avenue.
7.6 km · national library · Wikipedia - 07Ruhyýet Palace
Ruhyýet Palace, also known as the Palace of Congresses and Arts, is the seat of government in Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan. The palace serves as a venue for official state events, international forums, meetings, and presidential inaugurations.
7.9 km · building in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan · Wikipedia - 08Velodrome of Ashgabat
The Ashgabat Sports Complex Velodrome is a velodrome constructed in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. It was built by Turkish construction company Polimeks for the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.
7.3 km · velodrome in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan · Wikipedia - 09Nisa-Çandybil Stadium
Nusaý Stadium is a stadium in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home for FC Aşgabat and training of the Turkmenistan national football team.
5.2 km · football stadium in Turkmenistan · Wikipedia - 10Ashgabat Memorial Complex
Halk Hakydasy Memorial Complex is a memorial complex to the honour of those killed in the Battle of Geok Tepe in 1881, in World War II, and in the 1948 Ashgabat earthquake. It is in the southwestern part of Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.
6.1 km · memorial complex in Turkmenistan · Wikipedia
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Getting to Ruhabat
- Airports
- Ashgabat (ASB), 3 km · Mashhad (MHD), 228 km
- Stations
- Ashgabat International Airport, 3.1 km · Ashgabat railway station, 8.1 km
- Daşoguz → Ruhabat118 km · quickest by road, 2h 56m · $11–15
- Türkmenabat → Ruhabat550 km · quickest by air, 8h 15m · $360–530
- Mashhad → Ruhabat688 km · quickest by road, 16h 41m · $75–105
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Ruhabat
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Ruhabat. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get around"Taxi", by which everyone means hitchhiking is probably the best way to get around Ashgabat.
- Get aroundHitchhiking is an entirely safe mode of transport in Turkmenistan—everyone uses it.
- Go nextThe trip requires going off-road and is probably best not left to you average Lada.
From Wikivoyage: Ashgabat, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Ruhabat
Ruhabat is 7 km from Ashgabat, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Ashgabatcapital city of Turkmenistan6.8 km
- Gypjakhuman settlement6.6 km
- Bagtyýarlyk Districtdistrict in Aşgabat, Turkmenistan5.2 km
- Berkararlyk Districtdistrict in Aşgabat, Turkmenistan9.8 km
- Bagirvillage in Turkmenistan9.9 km