Ruins of Nisa, Turkmenistan

Ancient City of Nisa. 18 km to the west from Ashgabat there overlook the ruins of Nisa, the capital of ancient Parthia, existed at the turn of the I millennium BC and I millennium AD. In the III century BC New Nisa was the capital of Parthia and the Old Nisa fortress was an imperial residence at that time. The entrance to the part of the Nisa complex that is best preserved. Most of the walls are covered up in order to prevent further damage from erosion.

Ariel view of Nisa