Gonur Depe

Langer Tagesausflug!

Schwer zu erreichen. Karg und geheimnisvoll. Ein echter Geheimtipp, vor allem für Archäologiefreaks.

From the guides opinion

Id like to recommend visit this active archeological site for those who really looking forward to find an answer to their questions from where comes humanity wells, which knowledge about our roots of ...

Bronze age Gonur-depe civilization

Gonur-depe is must-see monuments in Turkmenistan. It was my second trip. Best time to visit here is April and end of September.

City from BC

This ancient city dates from before Christ. Archeology did not start here until the 1970s. Little of the city is restored, only walls have been stabilized is some areas. Ancient kilns and ovens can be...

Merv's Older Brother

The Gonur Depe site predates the better known Merv site by about 1000 years. It was a thriving city between 2200BC-1700BC, but was eventually abandoned as the Murgab river shifted south. The site ...