St. Alexander Nevsky Church, Ashgabat

The St. Alexander Nevsky Church is a Russian Orthodox church in the city of Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. It is directed by Archpriest Ioann Kopach. The church is cruciform and constructed of fired brick. It features a wooden dome under a tin roof and has a capacity for 350 worshipers. The church was originally notable for its iconostasis of rococo-style carved lime wood, acquired for 1,000 rubles from craftsman A.I. Kuklin of the town of Torzhok, Tver' guberniya; the iconostasis disappeared during the Soviet period.

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