Description This image taken from space is part of a collection of more than 400 amazing satellite pictures provided by Spot Image. Ashgabat is the capital city of Turkmenistan, a country in Central Asia. Situated between the Kara Kum desert and the Kopet Dag mountain range, this is a relatively young city, growing out of a village of the same name established in 1818.
Astrium Geo, Toulouse Member Since January 2009 Artist StatementAsk us for the Earth
Astrium-GEO handles the world-wide distribution of geographical information products and services using data from Earth observation satellites (optical or radar) ranging from low to very high resolution: Spot 4 and 5, Kompsat-2, Formosat-2, as well as TerraSAR-X, ENVISAT/ERS, LANDSAT-7, etc.