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According to the Turkmenistan state news agency, "A white yurt is a symbol of an age-old, distinctive historical-cultural legacy, a sign of preservation of our roots and origins." This three-story structure includes a café, offices, and VIP apartments ,as well as a large auditorium with 3,000 seats.
A giant yurt-shaped building, Türkmeniň ak öýi ("Turkmen White House") was built for special events in 2021. [23] [24] The complex includes a concert hall with 3,000 seats and additional buildings, as well as a special sadaqah hall of the same capacity. [25]
Ashgabat (Turkmen: Aşgabat) [a] [b] is the capital and largest city of Turkmenistan. [8] It lies between the Karakum Desert and the Kopetdag mountain range in Central Asia, approximately 50 km (30 mi) away from the Iran-Turkmenistan border.
Palaces in Turkmenistan (3 P) This page was last edited on 1 February 2020, at 06:08 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
Erbent (also known as Yerbent or Ýerbent) is a village in Ahal Province in central Turkmenistan. [1] The village is located in the Karakum Desert. [2] It is the largest settlement on the road between Ashgabat and Daşoguz, which are located near the southern and northern border of the country respectively.
French construction firm Bouygues built the Oguzhan Presidential Palace in 1997 for then-President of Turkmenistan Saparmyrat Nyýazow. The original presidential palace was once notable for its flamboyant appearance, but it was subsequently overshadowed in architectural stature by large buildings in oil-rich Kazakhstan , and even impoverished ...
Turkmenistan’s Darvaza Gas Crater – often referred to as the ‘Gates of Hell’ – is famed for the ethane-fueled flames that escape from its vents. But some say the fires aren’t burning ...
Urgench is situated in north-western Turkmenistan, on the left bank of the Amu Daria River. Urgench was the capital of the Khorezm region, part of the Achaemenid Empire. The old town contains a series of monuments mainly from the 11th to 16th centuries, including a mosque, the gates of a caravanserai, fortresses, mausoleums and a 60-m high minaret