<Dd> See also Bahá'í Faith in Turkmenistan . </Dd> <P> The first Bahá'í House of Worship was built in the city of' Ishqábád, then ruled by Russia and now the capital of Turkmenistan . It was started in 1902 and completed in 1908 . The design was prepared by Ostad Ali - Akbar Banna, and the construction was supervised by Vakílu'd - Dawlih, later named one of the nineteen Apostles of Bahá'u'lláh . </P> <P>' Ishqábád is located in the desert plain of western Turkmenistan near the foothills of the Alborz Mountains . Under the protection and freedom given by the Russian authorities, the number of Bahá'ís there rose to over 1,000 and for the first time anywhere in the world a true Bahá'í community was established, with its own schools, medical facilities, cemetery, etc . Eventually the Bahá'ís in' Ishqábád decided to build the institution of the spiritual and social heart of the Bahá'í community: the Mashriqu'l - Adhkár . </P> <P> The House of Worship itself was surrounded by gardens . At the four corners of the garden were four buildings: a school, a hostel where travelling Bahá'ís were entertained, a small hospital, and a building for groundskeepers . The Bahá'ís lived as much as possible in proximity to the House of Worship . It was the centre of the community materially, as well as spiritually . The House of Worship in' Ishqábád has been the only house of worship thus far to have the humanitarian subsidiaries associated with the institution built alongside it . </P>

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