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

ASHKHABAD, Turkmenistan — Secretary of State John F. Kerry held talks Tuesday with one of the world’s most authoritarian and idiosyncratic leaders as he wrapped up a four-day swing through Central Asia.

From Washington Post

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

From Washington Post

President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov personally approves all the marble used in Ashkhabad architecture.

From Washington Post

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

From BBC

The Soviets, meanwhile, lodged a protest of their own, accusing Peter Harm, Moscow correspondent of Business Week, of vandalizing his hotel room in Ashkhabad two months ago.

From Time Magazine Archive