St. Alexander Nevsky Church, Ashgabat

St. Alexander Nevsky Church features a cruciform layout with a wooden dome covered by tin roof, accommodating 350 people within its brick walls.

The church, established in 1882 and consecrated in 1900, served as a parish church for the Taman Regiment of the Kuban Cossack Host.

The interior displays traditional Orthodox iconography, while its architecture incorporates Russian design elements that represent Eastern Orthodox traditions in Central Asia.

Visitors can attend regular religious services and ceremonies throughout the year under the current direction of Archpriest Ioann Kopach.

Following its restoration in 1989, workers reopened bricked-in doorways, reconstructed the bell tower, and replaced the lost iconostasis from the Soviet period.

Location: Ashgabat

GPS coordinates: 37.95970,58.34404

Latest update: March 2, 2025 20:52