Gökdepe Mosque
Beside the historic battlefield of Geok Tepe, 45 kilometres west of Ashgabat, rises the Saparmyrat Hajji Mosque — a calm monument in white marble and soft blue domes, built in memory of those who fell in the siege of 1881.
One of the country’s largest mosques, it is both a working place of worship and a national memorial. Many travellers pair it with the adjacent battle museum on the road west toward Kow-Ata and Nisa.
Highlights
- Memorial to the 1881 fallen
- White marble & blue domes
- One of the country’s largest mosques
- Beside the battle museum
Best time to visit
Tours that visit Gökdepe Mosque
Grand Turkmenistan — The Classic
The complete overland loop from Ashgabat — Nisa, the Darvaza crater, Kunya-Urgench and ancient Merv in eleven unhurried days.
Darvaza — Gates of Hell
The short, spectacular classic — Ashgabat, the Kow-Ata lake, and a night camped beside the burning Darvaza crater.
Land of the Akhal-Teke
Meet Turkmenistan’s national treasure — the shimmering Akhal-Teke horse — at the stud farms, hippodrome and highland villages of Ahal.