Archabil Avenue

Archabil avenue

Native name	Arçabil şaýoly (Turkmen)
Length	25 km (16 mi)
Location	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Postal code	744000

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]

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 by 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 by 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
• Cultural and entertaining center "Alem"
• Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Relations
• Hotel "Archabil"
• State Concern "Turkmengas"
• Ministry of Building and Architecture
• State Agency of "Turkmenaragatnashyk"
• Ministry of Agriculture and Ecological Protection
• State Statistical Committee
• State Agency of "Turkmenautotransport"
• Ministry of Industry and Communications
• State Customs Service
• Ministry of Economy and Finance
• State Agency of "Turkmen Railways"

References

Links

• Project in ILK Construction^{[permanent dead link]}