02.07.2012

1430

Besides bright impressions, the guests, who visit Turkmenistan, take away souvenirs with the national color – creations of masters of the decorative and applied art that keep traditions of fathers and grandfathers

18.06.2012

826

The Park of the Jurassic period: Koytendag is the highest mountains and longest caves in the country. Mysterious creatures inhabit in its underground lakes; but former inhabitants of this land, who dwelled over 150 million ears ago, left their tracks on the surface of the land. They attract researchers and tourists… In a word, it is one of the most amazing places on the planet

02.06.2012

663

150 million years later, the places, where dinosaurs grazed formerly, pretend to rank among monuments of the world heritage. It is the opinion of experts from UNESCO, who gave a start to the work on nomination of sights of Koytendag

19.03.2012

1876

The Ayri-Baba Mountain - the highest peak of the Koytendag Mountains and Turkmenistan as well covered with legends attracts many tourists, alpinists and pilgrims to holy places

28.02.2012

1534

This Turkmen dance has become truly nationwide, one of the most favourite and popular among people of different ages. It is performed by very old people and children, who have just learned to walk, respectable men and modest women

05.02.2012

2981

Turkmenistan is located at the short shadow zone where the sun is high in the sky. Every square centimetre there receives the warmth in the course of year twice as much than that in Central European countries

16.01.2012

1203

Margiana, Merv, Maru Shahujahan, Mary … It was called ‘the soul of kings’ and ‘the city that the world is built on’ – it was like such megalopolises as Babylon, Athens, Mohenjo-daro. But these cities existed as the centres of civilization for one epoch; Mary had shined for two epochs – in antiquity and the Middle Ages

25.12.2011

1009

The highest peak of the Big Balkhan rises to a height of 1,880 metres above sea level, an ascent to the mountain ridge presents most fascinating and brightest impressions. For these mountains which tower above the Karakum Desert as if huge ‘island’, are notable for landscape diversity

13.11.2011

909

The extant minarets of ancient Misserian are unique specimens of architectural thought of the medieval East. Once there was a flourishing capital city situated on the Great Silk Road

25.10.2011

907

Turkmenistan – this word is associated with the melodies of the dutar and many voices of exuberant festivities, it is associated with the rustle of the ripening wheat fields and buzzing of big cities, the beauty of nature and the richness of history