Geok Tepe,
Gökdepe or
Gokdepe, is a former
fortress of the
Turkmens, in
Turkmenistan, in the oasis of Ahal, on the
Transcaspian railway, 28 miles north-west of
Ashgabat. Gökdepe is the Russian version of the Turkic name meaning "Blue Hill" from the Turkmen gök "blue" and depe "hill" or "summit". Today it lies along the
M37 highway.