Fortifications in Turkmenistan

thumb | right | Geok Tepe in 1913 Gökdepe, previously spelled "Geok-Tepe" ("Геок-Тепе") in Russian, is a city in and the administrative center of Gökdepe District, Ahal Region, Turkmenistan, north-west of Ashgabat. The city is built around a former fortress of the Turkmens which bore the same name. The city lies along the M37 highway and the Trans-Caspian Railway. In 2022, it had a population of 33,381 people.