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===Shopping===

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[[Altyn Asyr Bazaar]] in Choganly, also known as "Tolkuchka", features manufactured items including traditional fabrics and hand-woven carpets, as well as livestock and used automobiles.

Modern shopping areas are found mostly in central streets,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.infoabad.com/70-nazvany-luchshie-torgovye-predprijatija-ashhabada.html|title=Названы лучшие торговые предприятия Ашхабада — НОВОСТИ ТУРКМЕНИСТАНА|website=www.infoabad.com}}</ref> including the modern [[Berkarar|Berkarar Mall]], Arkaç Mall,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sng.fm/ashkhabad/31849-v-istoricheskom-rajone-ashhabada-pojavilsja-sovremennyj-arhitekturnyj-kompleks.html|title=В историческом районе Ашхабада появился современный архитектурный комплекс » Голос СНГ|website=Голос СНГ}}</ref> [[Ashgabat Shopping and Entertainment Center]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Торгово-развлекательный центр "Ашхабад"|language=ru|trans-title=Ashgabat Shopping and Entertainment Center|date=October 18, 2021|website=turkmenportal.com|url=https://turkmenportal.com/catalog/20173|access-date=September 6, 2024}}</ref> Gül Zemin<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://turkmenportal.com/blog/46481/v-ashhabade-vozobnovit-rabotu-trc-gul-zemin|title=В Ашхабаде возобновит работу ТРЦ "Гуль земин" &#124; Общество}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://arzuw.news/novyj-trc-g-l-zemin-nachal-rabotu-v-ashhabade|title=Новый ТРЦ "Gül zemin" начал работу в Ашхабаде|first=Arzuw|last=NEWS|date=November 11, 2020}}</ref>  and [[Paýtagt Shopping Center|Paýtagt]], as well as the 15 Years of Independence Shopping Centre ({{langx|tk|15 ýyl Garaşsyzlyk söwda merkezi}}), colloquially known as the "Wholesale Market" ({{langx|ru|Optovyy rynok}}).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.polimeks.com/eng/UstyapiAsgabatAlisverisMerkezi.aspx|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005065237/http://www.polimeks.com/eng/UstyapiAsgabatAlisverisMerkezi.aspx|url-status=dead|title=Ashgabat Shopping Mall|archivedate=October 5, 2013}}</ref><ref name=optovyy>{{Cite web|url=https://turkmenhabargullugy.blogspot.com/2016/11/asgabatdaky-sowda-merkezleri.html|title=Turkmen Habar Gullugy: Aşgabatdaky Söwda Merkezleri|first=Turkmen Habar|last=Gullugy|date=November 18, 2016}}</ref><ref name=optovyy2>{{Cite web|url=https://foursquare.com/v/15-%C3%BDyl-gara%C5%9Fsyzlyk-s%C3%B6wda-merkezi/4eb66decbe7bfc284ab9863e|title="15 ýyl Garaşsyzlyk" söwda merkezi|website=Foursquare}}</ref>

Local residents tend to shop at traditional bazaars: [[Russian Bazaar, Ashgabat|Gülistan (Russian) Bazaar]], Teke Bazaar, Daşoguz Bazaar, Paytagt (Mir) Bazaar, and Jennet Bazaar. The Turkish-owned Yimpaş department store closed as of December 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.chrono-tm.org/2016/12/the-shopping-centre-yimpas-in-ashgabat-dismisses-staff-before-closing/|title=The shopping centre Yimpas in Ashgabat dismisses staff before closing|date=December 12, 2016|publisher=Chronicles of Turkmenistan|access-date=August 2, 2017|archive-date=August 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803014308/http://en.chrono-tm.org/2016/12/the-shopping-centre-yimpas-in-ashgabat-dismisses-staff-before-closing/|url-status=dead}}</ref>