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4 Reviews and 19 Opinions I stayed at Nissa Hotel for two weeks. Service and food are good. Nice facilities including: -...
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6 Reviews and 55 Opinions This hotel is no longer run by Sheraton, and the five stars on the sign outside may be overstating...
SallyM Says: In order to get a visa for Turkmenistan, you need a letter of invitation. These can be organised by local travel agencies. Arrangements for our tour were made...
lynncreamcheese Says: when you get there keep you belongings safe, as the word "Толкучка" comes from the word...
Konye Urgench, fertility rite at Kyrk Molla
sachara Says: We visited Konye Urgench in summer. It was about 40-50C, I suppose. I was not sure to climb Kyrk Molla. It's a sacred place where Konye Urgench inhabitants held...
sachara Says: In Ashgabat you will find one of the largest mosques in Central Asia. This Kipchak mosque, also called 'Turkmenbashi Ruhy Metjidi', is a rather new mosque,...
Ashgabat, Earthquake Memorial and Museum
sachara Says: In the citycentre of Ashgabat is the Earthquake Memorial and Museum. This monument is dedicated to the victims of the earthquake of 1948. The Earthquake museum...
Ashgabat, Turkmenbashi's 'city of love'
sachara Says: Ashgabat, meaning the 'city of love' is the capital of Turkmenistan. This booming city with huge marble buildings (picture 4), enormous monuments, parade...
Nissa, capital of the Parthian empire
sachara Says: Once Nissa was one of the earliest and most important cities of the Parthian Empire, one of the oldest civilizations in the world. From Nissa the Parthian kings...
Konye Urgench, UNESCO world heritage site
sachara Says: Konye Urgench (Old Urgench) was the capital of the Khorezm region, part of the Achaemenid Empire. Ancient Konye Urgench was considered as one of the major...
Konye Urgench, Turebek Khanum complex
sachara Says: The Turebek Khanum Mausoleum (picture 1), named after the wife of the Urgench governor Kutlug Timur is considered to be the most beautiful building in Central...
sachara Says: The former president Niyazov edited the Ruhnama, book of the soul. This book sets out Niyazovs version of Turkmen history, culture and spirituality. The book...
sachara Says: In former years you could change you money at the black market or at the bank with huge differences in the rates. It was not easy to change money at the bank, I...
The Akhalteke horse of Turkmenistan
sachara Says: Turkmenistan is famous for breeding horses. Experts say "that nowhere in the world man's efforts succeeded in breeding such a beautiful, tireless, intelligent...
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In summer 2008 I started my silk road trip in Turkmenistan. We visited first the capital Ashgabat in the south. We stayed in the desert in the small village Kerkirdek north of the capital. From there...
Turkmenistan: ruins, desert and a mad dictator
UPDATE FEB'2007: DUE TO THE RECENT DEATH OF MR. NIYAZOV, IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THE COUNTRY WON'T CHANGE, SINCE HIS PERSONAL AND UNIQUE WAY OF GOVERNING THE COUNTRY WAS HIGHLY INFLUENTIAL FOR EVERYTHING...
Turkmenistan a Magic Carpet ride
The flag shows the five parts of the country of Turkmenistan with each of the carpet patterns of the five Tribes.
The idea of visiting Turkmenistan was very exciting for me as I'd never even been to Russia, much less any FSU countries before. So u do your search on VT and rest of the Internet for info on the...
Turkmenistan one of the few tolitary states!
Turkmenistan was the last of the soviet republic I visited. I have only been 3 days in this country. It was the second country I was glad to leave. The situation there is very strange. The country...
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