Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, earns title of world's marble city

Ashgabat, Turkmenistan's capital, is known as the world's marble city due to its extensive use of white marble in architecture and public spaces. The city features white marble on sidewalks, public areas, and even dictates the color of cars allowed within its limits, with white cars being mandatory since 2018. This unique architectural style has earned Ashgabat a Guinness World Record for the most marble buildings, and its reflective surfaces can necessitate sunglasses for pedestrians.