Museums include the Turkmen Fine Arts Museum and the Turkmen Carpet Museum, both of which are known for their spectacular collections of woven carpets, as well as a Turkmen history museum and the Ashgabat National Museum of History, which has items from the Parthian and Persian civilizations.
Ashgabat has various parks and open spaces that were mostly constructed during the early years of independence and have been carefully maintained and developed since then. The Botanical Garden, Güneş, Turkmen-Turkish friendship, and Independence are the most notable of these parks. Ashgabat, the city’s first park, was established in 1887.
Locals and travelers alike visit Altyn Asyr Bazaar in Choganly, where they may purchase a variety of products, including traditional textiles and hand-woven carpets. The contemporary Turkish mall impaş, as well as the retail malls Patagt and Aşgabat, are generally situated along key streets. Traditional bazaars are popular among locals, including as the Russian bazaar, the Teke bazaar, the Daşoguz bazaar, the Mir bazaar, and the Jennet bazaar.
The climate of Ashgabat is desert, with hot, dry summers and cold, brief winters.
In July, the average high temperature is 38.3 °C (100.9 °F). Summer nights are warm, with an average low temperature of 23.8 °C (75 °F) in July.
The average high temperature in January is 8.6 degrees Celsius (47.5 degrees Fahrenheit), while the average low temperature is 0.4 degrees Celsius (31.3 degrees Fahrenheit).
Snow is uncommon in the region. The annual precipitation is barely 201 millimetres (7.91 in); the wettest months are March and April.
Cotton textiles and metal works are the two most important industries. It is a significant halt on the Trans-Caspian railway. State institutions, such as ministries, undersecretariats, and other administrative entities of the Turkmen government, employ a considerable proportion of the population of Ashgabat. There are also numerous foreign people working as diplomats or clerks in their own nations’ embassies.
Ashgabat and its environs are home to more than 43 big and 128 medium-sized industrial firms, as well as over 1,700 minor industrial facilities.
The most notable include “Ashneftemash,” “Turkmenkabel,” “Turkmenbashi Textile Complex,” and so on.
There are a few Internet cafés scattered throughout town. The hourly rate is 6 TMT. Yimpas Shopping Center Great Turkman Hotel Russian Market Sofitel, formerly known as Oguz Kent, offers free internet in the lobby and bar.
