If you can't make it to Mecca for a pilgrimage, try Sparmyrat Hajii Mosque outside of Ashgabat instead. © UncorneredMarket.com
Gold-domed Kipchak Mosque (ironically, built by a French company) is a large mosque on the outskirts of Ashgabat. It is now the final resting place for Turkmenbashi and his family...We were told that all houses in the vicinity were flattened in order to build the structure; little compensation was provided to those made homeless by the project. © UncorneredMarket.com
This little kid gazed out over the wall surrounding the communal area at Paraw Bibi. © UncorneredMarket.com
