Articles in Turkmenistan ( 95 )

95 Articles of interest in Turkmenistan

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  • Merv

    Merv (Turkmen: Merw, Persian: مروMarw), formerly Achaemenid Satrapy of Margiana, and later Alexandria (Ἀλεξάνδρεια) and Antiochia in Margiana (Greek: Ἀντιόχεια τῆς Μαργιανῆς), was a major oasis-city in Central Asia, on the historical Silk Road, lo…

  • Derweze

    Derweze (Persian: The Gate, also known as Darvaza) is a village in Turkmenistan of about 350 inhabitants, located in the middle of the Karakum Desert, about 260 km north from Ashgabat.

  • Karakum Desert

    The Karakum Desert, also spelled Kara-Kum and Gara-Gum (Turkmen: Garagum, pronounced [ɡaɾaˈɡum]; Russian: Караку́мы, tr. Karakumy; IPA: [kərɐˈkumɨ]; Kazakh: Қарақұм), is a desert in Central Asia. Its name means Black Sand in Turkic languages.

  • Ashgabat International Airport

    Ashgabat International Airport (IATA: ASB, ICAO: UTAA), formerly known as Saparmurat Türkmenbaşy International Airport, is one of three international airports in Turkmenistan. It is located approximately 10 km (6 mi) northwest of the capital Ashgaba…

  • Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic

    The Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic (Turkmen: Түркменистан Совет Социалистик Республикасы, Türkmenistan Sowet Sotsialistik Respublikasy; Russian: Туркменская Советская Социалистическая Республика, Turkmenskaya Sovetskaya Sotsialisticheskaya Respub…

  • Garabogazköl

    The Garabogazköl Aylagy, alternatively the Kara-Bogaz-Gol (Turkmen: black strait lake) is a shallow inundated depression in the northwestern corner of Turkmenistan. It forms a lagoon of the Caspian Sea with a surface area of about 18,000 km2 (6,900 …

  • Mary, Turkmenistan

    Mary (Turkmen: [marɯ]), formerly named Merv, Meru and Margiana, is a city on an oasis in the Karakum Desert, located on the Murghab river. It is the capital city of Mary Province, Turkmenistan. In 2009, Mary had a population of 123,000, up from 92,0…

  • Türkmenbaşy, Turkmenistan

    Türkmenbaşy (also spelled Turkmenbashi), formerly known as Krasnovodsk (Russian: Красноводск) and Kyzyl-Su, is a city in Balkan Province in Turkmenistan, on the Krasnovodsk Gulf of the Caspian Sea. It sits at an elevation of 27 metres (89 feet). The…

  • Türkmenabat

    Türkmenabat (Cyrillic Turkmen: Түркменабат, Persian: ترکمن آباد), formerly and since medieval times, Chardzhou (Russian: Чарджоу, Turkmen: Чәрҗев), also spelled Çärjew, Chardjui, Charjou, Chardzhev, Charjev, Chärjew, or Charjew (Persian: چهارجوی for…

  • Geography of Turkmenistan

    Turkmenistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea to the west, Iran and Afghanistan to the south, Uzbekistan to the north-east, and Kazakhstan to the north-west.

  • Kopet Dag

    The Kopet Dag, Kopet Dagh, or Koppeh Dagh (Persian: Koppeh Dagh‎, Turkmen: Köpetdag), also known as the Turkmen-Khorasan Mountain Range is a mountain range on the frontier between Turkmenistan and Iran that extends about 650 kilometres (400 mi) alon…

  • 1948 Ashgabat earthquake

    The 1948 Ashgabat earthquake, at a magnitude 7.3 Mw, occurred on 6 October 1948 near Ashgabat, in the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic. Due to censorship by the national government, the Ashgabat earthquake was not much reported in the USSR's media.…

  • Daşoguz

    Daşoguz (Russian: Дашогу́з, also Dashoguz, Dasoguz; roughly "stone spring" in Turkmen), formerly known as Tashauz (until 1992; Russian: Ташау́з) and Dashkhovuz (1992-1999; Russian: Дашхову́з), is a city in northern Turkmenistan and the capital of Da…

  • Avaza

    Awaza is a touristic zone in Turkmenistan. It is located at the east side of the Caspian sea, 12 km west of Turkmenbashi city.

  • Balkanabat

    Balkanabat (Балканабат, بلخان آباد), formerly Nebit Dag, is a city in western Turkmenistan, and the capital of Balkan Province, the largest province in the country. It is located at (39°31′0″N54°22′0″E), at an altitude of 17 meters. Balkanabat lies…

  • Karakum Canal

    The Karakum Canal (Qaraqum Canal, Kara Kum Canal, Garagum Canal; Russian: Каракумский канал, Karakumsky Kanal, Turkmen: Garagum kanaly) in Turkmenistan is one of the largest irrigation and water supply canals in the world. Started in 1954, and compl…

  • Galkynysh Gas Field

    The Galkynysh Gas Field, formerly known as Iolotan gas field or South Yolotan – Osman field, is a large natural gas field near Ýolöten in Mary Province of Turkmenistan.

  • Türkmenbaşy Ruhy Mosque

    Turkmenbashi Ruhy Mosque or Gypjak Mosque (Turkmen: Türkmenbaşy Ruhy Metjidi) is a mosque in the village of Gypjak about 7 kilometres west of the centre of Ashgabat, Turkmenistan on the M37 highway.

  • Hazar, Turkmenistan

    Hazar (formerly known as Çeleken, also written Cheleken; Russian: Челекен; Persian: Chaharken چهارکن) is a city in western Turkmenistan on the Caspian Sea, part of the Balkan Province,

  • Serhetabat

    Serhetabat (formerly Guşgy in Turkmen, Kushka in Russian) is a small town in the Mary Province in Turkmenistan, located in the valley of the Kushka River. The population is 5,200 (1991).

  • Balkan Region

    Balkan Region (Turkmen: Balkan welaýaty) is one of the regions of Turkmenistan. It is in the far west of the country, bordering Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, the Caspian Sea, and Iran. Its capital is Balkanabat, formerly known as Nebit Dag. It has an area…

  • Independence Monument, Ashgabat

    The "Independence Monument" is a monument located in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. The design of this building was inspired by traditional Turkmen tents and the traditional headgear worn by Turkmen girls. Elements of the building commemorate the independe…

  • Margu

    Margu (Greek: Μαργιανή Margiane, Latin: Margiana, Old Persian: Marguš) was a region within the Achaemenid satrapy of Bactria, and a province within its successors, the Seleucid, Parthian and Sasanian Empires.

  • Geok Tepe

    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 …

  • Oguzkhan Presidential Palace

    Oguzkhan Palace is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of Turkmenistan, located in the capital city of Ashgabat in Turkmenistan. It has been the presidential headquarters and home of the president of Turkmenistan for many…

  • Tejen

    Tejen (or Tedzhen) is an oasis city in the Karakum Desert, in Ahal Province of Turkmenistan. It is located at latitude 37.3786 North; longitude 60.4961 East at an altitude of 161 meters.

  • Sarygamysh Lake

    The Sarygamysh Lake, also Sarykamysh or Sary-Kamysh (Turkmen: Sarygamyş köli, Uzbek: Sariqamish ko‘li, Russian: Сарыкамы́шское озеро), Turkmen for "Yellow Depression", is a lake situated in central north Turkmenistan. It is geographically located ap…

  • Baýramaly

    Baýramaly (formerly Bayram-Ali, Persian: بایرام علی‎) is a city of Turkmenistan, a seat of Baýramaly District within Mary Province. It lies about 27 km east of the provincial capital Mary, along the main railway line from Ashgabat to Tashkent.

  • Anau

    Anau (also spelled Annau, Turkmen: Änew), Turkmenistan, capital of Ahal Province, is a city 8 kilometers southeast of Ashgabat which is connected via the M37 highway. Traces of habitation in the area date back to the 4th millennia BC, with fine pain…

  • Turan Depression

    The Turan Depression, Turan Lowland or Turanian Basin is a low-lying desert basin region stretching from southern Turkmenistan through Uzbekistan to Kazakhstan. The lowland region lies to the east of the Caspian Sea and southeast of the Aral Sea in …