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Turkmenistan—Profile Summary
871 words, approx. 3 pages
(2001 est. pop. 4.6 million). The Republic of Turkmenistan is located in southwest Central Asia. The nation shares an eastern border with Afghanistan, a northern border with Uzbekistan, a northwestern border with Kazakhstan, a southern border with...
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Clothing, Traditional—Turkmenistan Summary
677 words, approx. 2 pages
Dress in Turkmenistan developed as a part of Central Asian costume, and the styles and design of clothing were similar to those in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. Until the 1880s, traditional clothing had the same basic form—a long, loose, simple...
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Turkmenistan Summary
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Turkmenistan Turkmenistan, situated in Central Asia, is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, and Iran to the south. Turkmenistan is landlocked but borders the Caspian Sea. Its area is 488,100...
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Garabil Plateau Summary
236 words, approx. 1 pages
Situated mainly in southeastern Turkmenistan, the Garabil (also spelled Karabil) plateau is a geological curiosity whose deposits of rock salt are among the largest in the world. The plateau marks the end of the sandy Turkmen Karakum Desert, between...
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Turkmenistan Information
3,237 words, approx. 11 pages
Turkmenistan (Turkmen Türkmenistan; also known as Turkmenia) is a Turkic country in Central Asia. The name Turkmenistan is derived from Persian, meaning "land of the Turkmen". The name of its capital, Ashgabat, derived from Persian as well, loosely...
 


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The Economist (US)
Brain dead; Turkmenistan.(Education in Turkmenistan)
07/24/2004: 420 words, approx. 1 pages
A catastrophic education policy IF YOU are a poor country in Central Asia, why sack your best-educated people? Earlier this year, the authorities in Turkmenistan said that they would do just that. From June, degrees obtained abroad since 1993 would not be recognised....
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The Texas Observer
Take that, Turkmenistan
12/01/2006: 915 words, approx. 3 pages
We're Americans, so we like to be No. 1, right? Not only do we like to be-we expect to be. And since we are, by gollies, the Land of the Free, it's a given that in all things liberty-ish we are Numero Uno...
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greatreporter.com
Turkmenistan
12/31/2006: 715 words, approx. 2 pages
Area: 488,100 sq km (188,500 sq mi)Population (2006 est.): 4,899,000Capital: Ashgabat Head of state and government: President Saparmurad Niyazov and, from December 21, Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov (acting)On Dec. 21, 2006, Turkmenistan state media reported that Pres. Saparmurad Niyazov had died the previous night of sudden heart...
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AP News
Turkmenistan remembers late leader
12/21/2007: 383 words, approx. 1 pages
Tens of thousands of people on Friday marked the first anniversary of the death of longtime President Saparmurat Niyazov, laying flowers at monuments to the autocratic leader and streaming to his mausoleum.Niyazov, who crushed dissent in more than two decades at the helm of the...
 


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