Bagyr is a former village that has been annexed by the city of
Ashgabat
Ashgabat (Turkmen language, Turkmen: ''Aşgabat'') is the capital city, capital and largest city of Turkmenistan. It lies between the Karakum Desert and the Kopet Dag, Kopetdag mountain range in Central Asia, approximately 50 km (30 ...
, the capital of
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest and the Caspian Sea to the west. Ash ...
. It is presently a neighborhood of the capital city. Bagyr features archeological sites.
Sites
Kulmergen Kala
A fortress constructed in the 19th century, the walls are all that remains.
Shikhalov Mausoleum
An octagonal domed structure (also called Shikh Alou Mausoleum), this is believed to house the tomb of Nasipuri Sufi ascetic
Abū ʿAlī al-Daqqāq (d. 1015).
References
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Archaeological sites in Turkmenistan