The history of Turkmenistan traditionally began with the arrival of Indo-European Iranian tribes around 2000 BC. Early tribes were nomadic or semi-nomadic...
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The economy of Turkmenistan continues to recover from the 2014 downturn in hydrocarbon prices, but remains "in the grip of its worst economic crisis since...
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city in Balkan Province in western Turkmenistan, on the Türkmenbaşy Gulf of the Caspian Sea. It sits at an elevation of 27 metres (89 feet).[citation needed]...
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Parthaunisa) was an ancient settlement of the Parthians, located near the Bagyr neighborhood of Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, 18 km west of the city center. Nisa is described...
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Turkmenistan is a country in Central Asia bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast...
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controlled by the Football Federation of Turkmenistan, the governing body for football in Turkmenistan. Turkmenistan's home ground is the Kopetdag Stadium...
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president of Turkmenistan (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň prezidenti), officially the president and chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, is the...
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The People's Council of Turkmenistan (Turkmen: Halk Maslahaty, [xɑlq mɑθlɑxɑt̪ɯ]; "People's Council") is Turkmenistan's independent "representative body"...
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Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic (redirect from Soviet Turkmenistan)
Respublika), also known as Soviet Turkmenistan, the Turkmen SSR, Turkmenistan, or Turkmenia, was one of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union located in...
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The Armed Forces of Turkmenistan (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň Ýaragly Güýçleri), known informally as the Turkmen National Army (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň Milli...
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an overview of and topical guide to Turkmenistan: Turkmenistan is a sovereign Turkic country located in Central Asia. The name Turkmenistan is derived...
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This is a list of notable individuals and events related to Turkmenistan in 2024. July 3 – Turkmenistan's foreign ministry announces an agreement with...
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The Demographics of Turkmenistan is about the demographic features of the population of Turkmenistan, including population growth, population density...
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Ashgabat (redirect from Capital of Turkmenistan)
Ashgabat (Turkmen: Aşgabat) is the capital and the largest city of Turkmenistan. It lies between the Karakum Desert and the Kopetdag mountain range in...
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Turkmenistan – United States relations are bilateral relations between Turkmenistan and the United States. On April 23, 1998, Turkmen president Saparmurat...
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Parthian Empire (redirect from Arsacid Dynasty of Parthia)
capital of Mithradatkert/Nisa in Turkmenistan, large caches of pottery ostraca have been found yielding information on the sale and storage of items like...
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The Turkmen of Turkmenistan, are predominantly Muslims. According the U.S. Department of State's International Religious Freedom Report for 2022, According...
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Russia–Turkmenistan relations (Russian: Российско-туркменские отношения) are the bilateral relations between Russia and Turkmenistan. Russia has an embassy...
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efforts to revive the ancient culture of Turkmenistan, Turkmen is quickly regaining its place as the chief language of the state. Two significant figures...
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Seljuq Turkmens and the Ghaznavid Empire near the city of Merv (now in Turkmenistan). The battle ended with a decisive Seljuq victory, which subsequently...
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Russian Turkestan (redirect from Governor-Generalship of Turkestan)
Turkestan Military District History of Uzbekistan History of Kyrgyzstan History of Turkmenistan History of Kazakhstan History of Tajikistan Chinese Turkestan...
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Magtymguly Pyragy (category History of Turkmenistan)
dissemination and promotion of the creative heritage of Magtymguly. A Turkmen dry cargo ship is named "Magtymguly". History of Turkmenistan Turkmen literature...
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OJSC Turkmenistan Airlines (Turkmen: «Türkmenistan» awiakompaniýasy açyk görnüşli paýdarlar jemgyýeti, commonly known as Türkmenhowaýollary) is the flag...
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The National Council of Turkmenistan (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň Milli Geňeşi) was Turkmenistan's bicameral national legislative body or parliament from...
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that existed from 1785 to 1920 in what is now Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan. It occupied the land between the Amu Darya and Syr Darya...
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the Russian Empire control over most of what is now Turkmenistan, thereby nearly completing the Russian conquest of Central Asia. The battle is also called...
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Turkoman (ethnonym) (category History of Turkmenistan)
Turkmenistan are descendants of Oghuz Turks (Turkmens), and the languages they speak belong to the Oghuz group of the Turkic language family. As of the...
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Greater Khorasan (category History of Turkmenistan)
the eastern halves of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, western Tajikistan, and portions of Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. The extent of the region referred to...
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Turkmens (redirect from History of a Turkmen nation)
Asia, living mainly in Turkmenistan, northern and northeastern regions of Iran and north-western Afghanistan. Sizeable groups of Turkmens are found also...
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flag of Turkmenistan (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň baýdagy) features a white crescent (symbol of Islam) and five stars representing the five regions of the...
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