Gökdepe Fortress & Mosque
Gökdepe galasy
The site of the last fortress where Turkmen resisted Tsarist Russia in 1881. A mosque named after Saparmurat Hajji stands beside the remaining earthen walls.
Gökdepe lies about 45 km northwest of Ashgabat. In January 1881, the earthen fortress of the Teke tribe here was captured by Russian forces with heavy casualties, becoming a tragic chapter in the Turkmen national memory. Today you can see parts of the rammed-earth walls, a memorial museum and the Saparmurat Hajji Mosque, completed in 1995, with its blue dome and four minarets. It is often combined with Kow Ata Underground Lake as a western day trip.
Opening hours
About 09:00–18:00
Nearby sights
- Türkmenbaşy Ruhy Mosque
- Parthian Fortresses of Nisa
- Walk of Health
- Magtymguly Pyragy Cultural Park
- Turkmenistan Tower
- Halk Hakydasy Memorial Complex
- Alem Cultural and Entertainment Center
- Ashgabat Botanical Garden