Frequent earthquakes determined the image of the city in the first decades of existence: straight streets, one-story adobe buildings, orchards. However, after the 1948 Ashgabat earthquake that destroyed up to 98% of the city, it was decided to build it again. In general, retaining the old plan, the builders have expanded and straightened streets and erected at their home in the South-Stalinist architectural style, which is found in many resort towns of the Soviet Union.