Ashgabat, capital city of Turkmenistan, is known for its white marble buildings and numerous grandiose national monuments. Some created during the Soviet era honor figures like Vladimir Lenin and Alexander Pushkin, while more modern monuments symbolize independence, neutrality and the Constitution of Turkmenistan. Ashgabat has a population of just over 1 million.
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