Ashkhabad

[ ahsh-kuh-bahd; Russian uhsh-khuh-baht ]

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Turkmenistan, in the southern part.

Ashkhabad

/ ɑʃɡɑˈbɑt; ˈɑːʃɡəbæt; aʃxaˈbat /

noun

1. the capital of Turkmenistan. Pop: 598 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

The challenge of getting cozy with dictators was starkly illustrated in the Turkmen capital of Ashkhabad.

From Washington Post

Massive cities - including Istanbul, Tehran, Tabriz and Ashkhabad - are situated on some of the most dangerous land on Earth.

From BBC