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Turkmenistan Culture, Geography and History

Geography and Environment of Turkmenistan

  • Karakum Desert, Turkmenistan

Over 80% of Turkmenistan's land mass is covered by the Karakum Desert, which stretches from west to east for 880 km. Consequently, the landscape is dominated by undulating sandy desert dunes, with low mountains to the south and south-east, and the Caspian Sea running the length of the western fringe. Turkmenistan shares borders with Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the east, Afghanistan to the southeast and Iran to the south.


History and Government of Turkmenistan


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Recommended Reading

  • Love me Turkmenistan - Nicolas Righetti
  • Turkmenistan Bradt Travel Guide - Paul Brummell
  • Chai Budesh? Anyone for Tea?: A Peace Corps Memoir of Turkmenistan - Joan Heron
  • Unknown Sands - John Kropf
  • Ghost Wars - Steve Coll

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Turkmenistan at a glance

  • 20
  • Ashgabat (population 695,000)
  • 5.1 million
  • Turkmen, Russian, Uzbek
  • TMT
  • (GMT+05:00) Ekaterinburg
  • Type B (American 3-pin), Type F (German 2-pin, side clip earth)
  • +993

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