Arkadag

Arkadag is a purpose-built smart city in Ahal Province, southern Turkmenistan, that became the regional capital on December 20, 2022. Construction began in 2019 as a largely greenfield development with an initial budget of about 1.5 billion dollars, and the city was named after the honorific title Arkadag held by former president Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow. It features white marble faced buildings along symmetrically laid streets and modern infrastructure including electric public transport, smart traffic lights and fiber optic networks. As of 2022 it had a population of about 40,524 across roughly 11.21 square kilometers.