Awaza, Turkmenistan: Why Visit a “Ghost” Resort? Travel Hook: Awaza sits like a marble dream on the Caspian Sea, a place where gleaming hotels rise from the desert but often echo with silence. Commissioned to rival Dubai, this national tourist zone near Türkmenbaşy has become one of the most surreal destinations in Central Asia, drawing curiosity for its architectural excess, vast empty spaces, and a Caspian coastline now retreating from the shore. Description: Turkmenistan’s showcase resort spreads across thousands of hectares with luxury hotels, aquaparks, yacht clubs, and artificial canals, yet it remains underused by outsiders due to visa hurdles and isolation. Foreign reports often call it a “ghost resort” for its…