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City in Balkan Province, Turkmenistan
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Turkmenbashi, formerly known as Krasnovodsk, is a beautiful coastal city of 68,000 people (2015) on the Caspian Sea in Balkan Province. It serves as Turkmenistan's main access to the sea and has much of the country's oil refineries.
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exhibits of the nomadic life of the Turkmen people
Memorial for thousands of Japanese prisoners of war who constructed roads and buildings here during the Second World War
Awaza is a resort place which hosts tens of hotels and sea beaches. In the evenings laser shows are held to entertain the populations and guests.
Nice patio dining with view of the harbor and kebabs, pizza, dessert, not to mention coffee.
Dining with more views of harbor.
Higher rates from Jun to Sep.
One of the most beautiful hotels in Turkmenistan, higher rates from Jun to Sep.
Buy caviar for US$22 per half kilo.
By train
Turkmenbashi is the western extent of the Trans-Caspian Railway.
By car
See also Turkmenistan#By car. From Zhanaozen in Kazakhstan it is a two-hour drive to the border.
By bus
Shared taxis to Ashgabat and Balkanabat leave in front of the railway station, Atamurat Noyazov köcesi. The trip to Ashgabat takes 6 hours and costs about US$8 per seat or US$25 for the whole car.
By boat
There are freighters across the Caspian Sea from Baku, Azerbaijan. The journey takes 12 to 18 hours and a seat costs about US$50.
The local bus station is at Balkan köcesi, about 500 m west of the Museum of Regional History.
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