Geok-Tepe
Geok-Tepe (or Geok Depe), a former
fortress of the Turkomans, in
Turkmenistan, in the oasis of Akhal-tekke, on the
Transcaspian railway, 28 miles north-west of
Aschchabad.
In December
1880 the place was attacked by 6000 Russians under General Skobelev, and after a
siege of twenty-three days was carried by storm, although the defenders numbered 25,000.
A monument and a small museum commemorate the event.
Initial text from the 1911 encyclopedia. Please update as needed.