Local time
Sun, 7:05 AM GMT+5Asia/AshgabatCityCapital
Ashgabat
37.95° N, 58.38° E
- Population
- 727,700
- Natural Earth
- Population rank
- 1 of 7
- Rank by Natural Earth population among the 7 cities of Turkmenistan in Terratlasia that have a population figure. Terratlasia does not list every city of Turkmenistan, so this is not a national ranking.
- Time zone
- Asia/Ashgabat
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Overview
Name
The name Ashgabat derives from the Turkmen words "ushq," meaning "love," and "abad," meaning "inhabited place" or "town"; the city took its name from an ancient settlement on the site.
Source: CIA World Factbook · 2026-02-01 · text generated from this source, approved by a person