Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index 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. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.