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“Life-giving” water of Archman

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“Archman” sanatorium, which is famous outside the limits of Turkmenistan, is located in the picturesque part at Kopetdag foothills 130 kilometers far from Ashgabat. Legends about life-giving water of Archman are known from time immemorial. The resort was founded nearly hundred years ago and enjoys great popularity among local residents and guests of near and far abroad as before.


The patients with dermatological, chronic diseases of digestive, cardiovascular and nervous systems, bile-excreting ducts and musculoskeletal system undergo a medical treatment here. Major medicinal factor of the sanatorium is its mineral water. The level of hydrogen sulfide content in water allows ranking the Archman water among medicinal drinkable. Advantage of alkalescent, subthermal mineral water of Archman is that it is possible to use the water both for drinking and for conduction of balneological procedures. The drinking gallery of sanatorium is always populous and each of visitors of sanatorium strives fully use the healing power of the Archman water.

Besides water and different procedures, one of major medicinal factors of this resort is its healing climate. The air of foothills saturated with ions has favorable influence on human organism.


The resort transformed considerably within the last years. After drastic reconstruction, the hydropathic establishment turned into modern sanitaria and health center, having an opportunity to receive the patients all the year round and providing them comfortable conditions for habitation, which correspond with the world standards of medical services. For comfort of guests, there are also booking offices for purchase of air and railway tickets.

The patients, who regularly undergo here a course of medical treatment, highly and fully appreciated the level of service and possibilities of up-to-date medical equipment. Owing to them, it is applied such effective methods of treatment as mechanotherapy and heliotherapy, electrosleep therapy and magnetotherapy, acupuncture and impact with darsenval waves, paraffinotherapy and many others. Hydropathic rooms offer all kinds of douche, including Charcot's, contrast, circular and hydro-massage.


In a word, everything here contributes to quick recovery of patients – wonderful water, purest mountain air and of course, high professional training of medical personnel. 25 doctors and 77 middle workers daily provide qualified medical service at the modern level in the sanatorium, which history already counts hundred years.

It is also worth mentioning that mineral water of the resort “Archman” is used directly from the spring. It is one more reason of high rating of the sanatorium.