Watan Mukaddesligi - Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Torgut
N 37° 56.260 E 058° 18.741
40S E 615320 N 4199711
This museum is located in Halk Hakydasy Memorial Complex, which includes monuments to the Second World War, the war against Russian invasion in the 19th century and the Big 1948 Earthquake.
Waymark Code: WM1AZ1Q
Location: Turkmenistan
Date Posted: 11/02/2024
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Alfouine
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The entrance to the museum can be found in a semi-circular war covered with bas-relief sculptures depicting scenes of the Battle of Geo Tep (1879).

The museum is randomly open to the public. Accordingly to Wikipedia:
(visit link)

"The museum has two halls—Ýer titreme ('Museum of the Earthquake') and Sowes ('War Museum'). The hall dedicated to the memory of the defenders of the fortress Geok Tepe, is the layout of the fortress, the real cold and firearms, clothing and military equipment, combatants, archival documents and photographs, diorama of the Battle of Geok Tepe. In the room dedicated to Turkmen citizens who fell in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945 is an exhibition of works of Turkmen painters, graphic artists, sculptors, and ceramists. A separate exposition hall has reconstructed pictures of the Ashgabat earthquake, photographs and exhibits of documentary chronicles"
Theme:
Earthquake of 1948 and Turkmenistan Wars


Food Court: no

Gift Shop: no

Hours of Operation:
Unknown


Cost: 0.00 (listed in local currency)

Museum Size: Small

Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]

Street Address: Not listed

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