Ashgabat Watersports Complex

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LocationGaraşsyzlyk şaýoly 74
Ashgabat
Turkmenistan
Capacity1741 [1]
Built8 December 2006
Construction cost25$ million
Turkmenbashi Olympic Watersports Complex
Turkmen: Türkmenbaşynyň Olimpiýa Suw-Sport Toplumy
Ashgabat Watersports Complex
Interactive map of Turkmenbashi Olympic Watersports Complex
Turkmen: Türkmenbaşynyň Olimpiýa Suw-Sport Toplumy
LocationGaraşsyzlyk şaýoly 74
Ashgabat
Turkmenistan
Capacity1741 [1]
Construction
Built8 December 2006
Construction cost25$ million
General contractorGAP İnşaat
Website
Official website

Turkmenbashi Olympic Watersports Complex or Ashgabat Watersports Complex (Turkmen: Türkmenbaşynyň Olimpiýa Suw-Sport Toplumy)[2] is an indoor sports facility accommodating the 50-meter (164-foot) swimming pool. It is located in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.

The white-marble building with blue stained-glass windows was constructed at the intersection of Garyşsyzlyk Avenue and Oguzkhan Street between 2004 and 2006. [3]

April 12, 2004, Turkmenistan President Saparmurat Niyazov signed a decree according to which the State Committee for Tourism and Sport of Turkmenistan was authorized to sign a contract with the Turkish company "Gap Insaat." Construction of Ashgabat Watersports Complex was worth $25 million, and an area 18.0 thousand square meters. There is an area landscaping adjacent to the facility that is 12.0 thousand square meters.[4]

Construction started in May 2004.[5]

On December 8, 2006, the complex was inaugurated, with the participation of President Saparmurat Niyazov.[6]

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