The World’s Sacred Places

Sacred Places

Discover a curated guide to significant sacred places, pilgrimage traditions, architecture, documented history and practical visitor information across cultures and faith traditions.

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Church of St. Alexander Nevsky

Ashgabat, Turkmenistan Christianity

Ashgabat’s historic Russian Orthodox church dedicated to St. Alexander Nevsky and home to several revered relics and icons.

Saint Alexander Nevsky

First Bahá’í House of Worship (Former Site), Ashgabat

Ashgabat, Turkmenistan Bahá’í Faith

The former Ashgabat site of the world’s first Bahá’í House of Worship, completed in 1908 and demolished in 1963.

Old Nisa

Bagyr, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

The royal citadel of Old Nisa, preserving internationally important Parthian architecture with documented state and religious functions.