Tasharvat

39.7524906°N 54.3744304°E / 39.7524906; 54.3744304 Tasharvat is a small grove adjacent to a spring, en route from Jebel to Gozli Ata, in Turkmenistan.^[1] It stood in a branch of the Silk Route, and the ruins of a stone-walled caravanserai features as a tourist-spot.^[1][2]

In 1978–79, a few utilities were constructed by Bulgarian People's Army for the rare travelers; an inscription dedicated to Soviet-Bulgaria relations was also installed.^[1][a] Three stone benches, a tap for potable water, and a sculpture —all on a concrete plinth— are all that survives.^[1]

Notes

1. The inscription (in Russian) reads, "ПОСТРОИЛИ В 1979 Г. ПУСТЬВЕННО ТЕЧЕТ ЭТОТ ИСТОЧНИКИ ПУСТЬ НИКОГДА НЕ УССОХНУТ КОРНИ БОЛКАГО-СОВЕТСКОЙ ДРУЖБЫ."