Archabil Avenue
Motorway in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
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Archabil Avenue (Turkmen: Arçabil şaýoly) is a motorway in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. The eight-lane motorway has a length of 25.5 kilometres, and contains a dividing strip of more than 30 metres width.[1]
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| Native name | Arçabil şaýoly (Turkmen) |
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| Length | 25 km (16 mi) |
| Location | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan |
Postal code | 744000 |
History and architecture
Archabil Avenue was built in 2004 by the Turkish company GAP Insaat. The avenue hosts the majority of Turkmenistan's ministry and departmental offices. Many newly built [when?] cultural and business centres are located on the avenue. In April 2013, additional construction activities on the highway commenced, undertaken by the Russian firm "Vozrozhdeniye."[2][3]
Notable buildings and structures
- Turkmen State Institute of Oil and Gas
- State Cultural Centre of Turkmenistan
- National Olympic Sport Palace
- Turkmen State Medical University named after Myrat Garryyev
- Ministry of Healthcare and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan
- Ashgabat Cancer Center
- UAE Embassy in Turkmenistan[4]
- Embassy of China in Turkmenistan[5]
- UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy[6]
- Ashgabat Flagpole
- National Dramatic Theatre named after Alp Arslan
- National Museum of Turkmenistan
- Ministry of Education of Turkmenistan
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan
- Monument to the Constitution of Turkmenistan
- Ministry of Justice of Turkmenistan
- Alem Cultural and Entertainment Center
- Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Relations
- Archabil Hotel
- State Concern "Türkmengaz"
- Ministry of Building and Architecture
- Turkmenistan National Space Agency
- Ministry of Agriculture and Ecological Protection
- State Statistical Committee
- State Agency of "Turkmenautotransport"
- Ministry of Industry and Communications
- State Customs Service
- Ministry of Finance and Economy
- Ministry of Railway Transport
- Ministry of Industry and Construction Production of Turkmenistan