Inside $14,000,000,000 ‘city of the d.ad’ home to
Turkmenistan, a Central Asian country rich in natural gas, has gained attention for its capital, Ashgabat, which has become a destination for “dark tourists.” Despite billions spent turning the city into a gleaming white marble metropolis under the leadership of former president Saparmurat Niyazov, Ashgabat has a small population of just over one million. Nicknamed…