The Wedding Palace provides the perfect backdrop to the stunning nightly light shows in Ashgabat.

Experience Ashgabat by night

With lights and colour, Ashgabat comes alive at night - and is sometimes even compared to Las Vegas!

Each evening in Ashgabat after the setting of the sun, the white marble buildings across the city light up in a flashy and colourful display. Although there aren't always a lot of locals on the street, you can take a walk or ride the bus through this display of illuminations - a perfect and peaceful way to end the day.

Each night, Ashgabat's white marble buildings transform into breathtaking light displays. © Darkydoors / Shutterstock

The prime viewpoint for this lightshow is the stunning Wedding Palace, which looks over the city from atop a hill. Visitors will see the mostly empty walking paths across the city illuminated with rows and rows of lights. Buildings across the city light up in various colours – including the Wedding Palace itself which lights up in four different colours.

Visitors can enjoy an evening stroll through the beautifully lit Independence Square. © Jakub Buza / Shutterstock

Independence Square is also filled with marvellous fountains that light up in colours of red, green, blue, and purple. This is another great spot to watch the displays, with flashing lights and illuminated marble statues.