Gökdepe

Gökdepe
Geok Tepe
Gökdepe
Location in Turkmenistan
Coordinates: 38°09′28″N 57°57′59″E / 38.15778°N 57.96639°E / 38.15778; 57.96639
Country Turkmenistan
ProvinceAhal Province
DistrictGökdepe District
Population
 (2010)
  Total
21,465

Gökdepe, also Geok Tepe, is a city in and the administrative center of Gökdepe District, Ahal Region, Turkmenistan, 45 kilometres (28 mi) 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.