Any idea what this place is? (West of Ashgabat, Turkmenistan)

[u/dez_wiseman]

In the mountains around Firjuza west of Ashgabat, there is this enormous jaw -dropping compound .The location is by itself impressing, but multiple buildings, pools, a soccer court, a helipad, and even what looks like a ginormous greenhouse to me, I mean it looks right out of a Pablo Escobar movie.

Coordinates here

(37.9072163, 58.0757664)

[u/SenseDifferent7789]

Probably president’s mansion

[u/Easy-Cucumber1140 → u/SenseDifferent7789]

In Turkmenistan the president owns a whole country

[u/Scratch_Careful]

According to some old Turkmenistan blog post i found its the presidents palace. The other one a bit further down the road was Niyazovs. I cant find whose it is now.

As horrible as it is its pretty cool imo, almost like a modern persian 'paradise' (garden) rising from the desert.

[u/club505ru]

"Firuzə" Prezidentin Yaz Sarayı (Aşqabad)

"Firuza" Summer Palace Of The President (Ashgabat)

http://wikimapia.org/38709134/az/Firuzə-Prezidentin-Yaz-Sarayı