Coordinate: 38°09′28″N 57°57′59″E / 38.157778°N 57.966389°E38.157778; 57.966389
Contemporary Turkmen SoldiersGeok Tepe, Gökdepe or Gokdepe is an ancient Turkmen fortress located in Turkmenistan, in the Ahal oasis, on the Transcaspiana railway 42 kilometers northwest of Aşgabat. Gökdepe is the Russian version of the Turkish name meaning "blue hill", turkish gök (blue) and depe (hill or top). Today it is on the M37 highway. Stored by wikitesto
In December 1880, Geok Tepe was attacked by 6,000 Russians led by General Mikhail Skobelev against the 25,000 defenders. The siege of Geok Tepe lasted 23 days, after which the city was conquered. Although they had found little resistance, Russians dug a tunnel under the walls, causing you to detonate a mine and collapse the wall. January 12, 1881 was the day of conquest. Hundreds of people were killed by the initial explosion, and many others in the fighting that followed. In the end, the defenders together with another 40,000 civilians fled the desert, chased by the cavalry of General Skobelev. About 8,000 Turkmen soldiers and civilians were killed during this escape, in addition to the 6500 dead in the fort. The Russian losses were only 398 dead and 669 wounded. Geok Tepe (Gokdepe mosque) was erected to commemorate the defeat, and became famous for the turquoise roof and the white marble structures. Notemodify wikitesto
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