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Turkmenistan Map & Atlas

Political, physical and population maps of Turkmenistan with its 5 first-level divisions, the capital Ashgabat and largest cities, plus ethnic, religious and language maps.

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Administrative divisions of Turkmenistan

Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries · 5 units

Turkmenistan is divided into 5 first-level administrative divisions:

AhalBalkanChardzhouMaryTashauz

Largest cities in Turkmenistan

Urban-area estimates · Natural Earth
#CityPopulation
1AshgabatCapital727,700
2Türkmenabat234,817
3Daşoguz201,424
4Mary178,708
5Balkanabat110,827
6Türkmenbaşy68,292
7Tejen67,294
8Serdar48,458
9Buzmeyin40,813
10Kaka38,381

Ashgabat is the largest urban area in Turkmenistan with about 727,700 people.

Terrain, rivers & lakes

Terrain tiles · Natural Earth rivers & lakes

Highest terrain in Turkmenistan: ≈ 2,951 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.

🌊 Rivers

  • Amu Darya
  • Atrek
  • Harirud
  • Zarafshon

🏞️ Lakes

  • Sarygamysh Köli

Ethnic groups in Turkmenistan

CIA World Factbook · 2003
Turkmen
85%Uzbek
5%Russian
4%other
6%

Turkmen 85%, Uzbek 5%, Russian 4%, other 6% (2003 est.)

Regionally, Turkmen is the most common ethnic group across most of the 5 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2003 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Religions in Turkmenistan

CIA World Factbook · 2020
Muslim
93%Christian
6.4%

Muslim 93%, Christian 6.4%, Buddhist <1%, folk religion <1%, Jewish <1%, other <1%, unspecified <1% (2020 est.)

Regionally, Muslim is the most common religious group across most of the 5 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2020 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Languages in Turkmenistan

CIA World Factbook
Turkmen
72%Russian
12%Uzbek
9%other
7%

Turkmen (official) 72%, Russian 12%, Uzbek 9%, other 7%

Regionally, Turkmen is the most common language group across most of the 5 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

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Sources: boundaries, cities, rivers and lakes from Natural Earth (public domain, 1:10m); elevation from the AWS Open Data terrain tiles (SRTM/GMTED); ethnic, religious and language shares from the CIA World Factbook; regional dominance compiled by Glostats from national censuses and surveys. Page generated 2026-10-19. More about our data.