Ï President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov took part in the opening of new living estate of the capital
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President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov took part in the opening of new living estate of the capital

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Opening ceremony of new living estate, built under 14th phase of the capital development, has been held with participation of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.

Parade of house-warming has been held in the south-western part of Ashgabat between Bitarap Turkmenistan and Grashsyzlyk Avenues and Oguzkhan and G. Ezizov streets. There, two rows of white marble high-rise buildings, twenty three 12-store 44 and 66-appartment living houses of high comfort with grocery and general items shop, as well as kindergarten for 160 kids, which was built specially for new tenants, have been erected.

On the occasion of the event, members of the government, leaders of Mejlis, ministries and departments, military and low enforcement agencies, ambassadors of foreign countries to Turkmenistan, heads of public organizations and mass media, the hyakim of Ashgabat and numerous guests including foreign businessmen gathered there.


Everybody enthusiastically greeted the Leader of the Nation. Under the stormof applauses, the Leader of the Nation together with young Turkmenistan citizens cut symbolical ribbon, opening complex of facilities of the 14th phase of the capital development as well as modernized street with developed adjoining territory.

The Head of the State started review of erected facilities. Everywhere, the Leader of the Nation was warmly greeted by numerous Ashgabat citizens. Artists and folk bands was performing near every building. Songs and poems are being said, short stories with Turkmen national traditions are being played. The guests of the event were being treated with traditional refreshments as well as with tea drinks with herbs.

Several ministries and departments of the country were the principals of construction of 13 buildings. Other 10 houses were built according to the order and for account of the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreuners, which plays important role in realization of the 14th phase of city development. Almost all of them were performed by domestic private companies, which participate more actively in implementation of large-scale city planning programmes expanded in our country. One foreign company was also involved to construction.

Project and design of the buildings were developed together with members of the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan and specialists of the Ministry of Construction and Architecture of the country.

In addition to that, adjoin territory was beautified. Children playgrounds, sport fields, places for cultural and public events and celebrations as well as vehicle parkings appeared there. There are benches, flower gardens and street lightings. Great attention was paid to functionality of the constructions, balanced location of rest zones, walking and sport, living sections and social and living infrastructure.


Thus, shops, located on the ground floors of high-rise buildings, supplement each other by the variety of goods taking into account large supermarket placed nearby and provide walking distance to all kind of goods necessary for home and family.

Another feature of new constructions in the capital is that each house, besides street numbering, has its own name, which mentioned in the sign on top of the building. At the building, constructed by the order of the Ministry of Trade and Foreign Affairs, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov was greeted by the personnel of departments and organizations of this sphere, singers and dancers.

This building comprises 66 appartments, which differs only by number of rooms from three to five. For example, three-room apartment is 179 square meters, four-rooms is 216 square meters and five-bedrooms one is almost 244 square meters. Project and construction works was performed by “Aktab” private enterprise.

There are six shops on the ground floor including textile, children and adult dress, shoe, furniture, carpet, household items and electronics, food stores.

The President of Turkmenistan accompanied by the children continued walking along the street with white-marble new buildings, at which populous celebration was not stopping. Numerous guests were met by happy new tenants with trays full of tasty toy-peshme, sweet twiglets melting in the mouth, juicy apples and pears, amber grapes and melons, apricots and raisings.

The ritual of entering of new house in our people from the ancient time is one of the most important event in the life. The guests, having tasted the delights, entered wide opened doors of the hallways.

Leader of the Nation Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov also responded to invitation of one of the tenants and shared the happiness of the hosts. As far as the Ministry of the Foreign Affairs was principal of the house, it is quite obvious that leaders of diplomatic missions, accredited in our country, decided to get acquainted how their Turkmen colleagues live.

The house for 44 four-rooms apartments of 190.98 square meters each was built by “Cheper Gurlushyk” private enterprise.


Young employee of the foreign policy department Muhammed Berdiyev was the host of elite apartment. The President of Turkmenistan expressed his concerns on the conditions in the apartment, cost, etc. taking into account the contingent of the guests, the leader of the Nation recommended to dub what he says in English.

Muammed’s family is relatively small by Turkmen standards. There are only four people. The head of the family graduated the Institute of International Relations of the MFA of Turkmenistan in 2011 and since works in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. His spouse is an employee of “Turkmentelecom”. They have two children, the son is third-grade former and two years daughter.

Having shared his enthusiastic impressions, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Arab Emirates to Turkmenistan on behalf of the embassies of foreign states and international organizations accredited in Turkmenistan expressed the gratitude to the President of the country for given opportunity to take part in such celebrations and momentous events.

The diplomat also said that Turkmen citizens, living in such conditions, would reach high results in professional skills and bring considerable contribution to their Motherland. Addressing President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, the Ambassador highlighted that the Head of Turkmenistan indeed takes great care of his compatriots establishing such beautiful conditions for improvement of the wellbeing of the people.

Saying goodbye to young tenants of new apartment, the Head of the State wished them family happiness, to take care of the parents and make them glad of their work as well as successes in upbringing of young generation.

After, the president of Turkmenistan visited the shop for children located on the ground floor of new house. There are also flower shop, grocery and beauty parlour on the territory allocated for trade and service zone.

Next 66-appartment building belongs to the Central Bank. The constructor of the house was “Ajayip Bina” business association. There are several specialized shops like grocery, dress, curtains, furniture stores and beauty parlour on the ground floor of the building.

The same 66-appartment building was built for the State Concern “Turkmennebitgurlushyk”. The name of the house “Nebit-Gaz” (oil and gas) speaks of the belonging to the industry. There are also six shops including two groceries. There are stores for household items, textile, dress and electronics.


44-appartments living house «Söwda» was erected by the order of the Trade and Industry Chamber by “Cheper Gurlushyk” private entity. There are 22 three-rooms and 22 four-rooms apartment in the house. There are also different shops on the ground floor including tailor shop besides grocery stores, which present almost in every building.

Similar house for 44 appartments was built for the Ministry of Public Health and Medical Industry. Turkish company “Total Insaat” was the only one foreign company involved during this phase. According to the name of the building, “Health”, there are two pharmacies, medical equipment and medicinal plants stores.

Private enterprise “Aga Gurlushyk” built 66-appartments house by the request of the State Publishing Service. The top of the building is decorated with «Medeniýet-Sungat» sign. Local residents will be definetly attracted by the book store where new issues of domestic publishings can be purchased. Besides, the tenants can by food items, textile, ready made clothes without exiting the building. There are also carpet shop.

There are also building for 66 appartments for the Ministry of Industry at the neighbourhood, which was built by “Durly Yaz” private company. The name “Dokma Senagat” is a sign for those who want to buy quality products of domestic textile and carpet enterprises. Besides, there are fishery, household items and grocery stores, beauty parlour.

According to the order of the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, five buildings for 44 appartments and five buildings for 66 appartments have been built.

Totally, 50 different shops including perfume, sport, musical instrument, tableware, automobile spare parts, furniture, paintings, fashion, carpet, building materials, household items, etc. are located on ground floors of ten living houses.

At the end of the review of new facilities, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov addressed new tenants for one more time with congratulations and good wishes.

Celebrations events was continued. Architectural and urban system of new living estate harmonically combines with space organization of its territory with green zones stretched along the street. There are children playgrounds and sport fields as well as special premises for public events.

Alike other living estates of the capital, this one includes social facilities including kindergarten provided with top modern multi media equipment and having all conditions and opportunities for study, education and harmonic upbringinf of children and fruitful work of teachers.

There are also two schools and two kindergartens, health house, “Ovadan” public services house at close distance, located on neighbouring 13th line of city development. It was put into operation one year ago and includes more than 30 facilities including 12 administration buildings and 11 living houses for 638 appartments. Both 13th and 14th line make new district with white-marble high-rise buildings for almost two thousand appartments.


At the same time, realization of the 15th phase of the capital development undergoes not far from this place. Houses of new large living estate, meeting all modern standards, are being erected along Seydi and Mollanepes streets.

The project stipulates construction of eighteen 12-store living houses mainly for 72 appartments as well as for 48 appartments by the order of different departments. They are the Ministry of Trade and Foreign Affairs, State Concern “Turkmenneditgazgurlusyk”, Ministry of Railway Transport, Ministry of Education, Hyakimlik of Ashgabat, Ministry of Industry, Ministry of Construction and Architecture, Ministry of Agriculture and Water management. The Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, which at its own expenses would erect other sixteen three- and four-stores accommodation appartments, 208 double-store cottages and 11 shops, is a big principal of the project.

Hill area in the southern part of the capital, adjoining multifunctional “Ashgabat” stadium, is allocated for construction of low-rise buildings. Establishment of park zones and tennis courts are stipulated there.

Besides, other social facilities including kindergarten for 160 kids and secondary school for 600 pupils, park zones will be built during the 15th stage of development. More than 13.6 kilometers of automobile roads will be laid in this district.

Owing to expansion of housing construction, more than thousands families became the owners of new appartments in beautiful living houses per year.

The decision of Head of the State Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov is aimed at achievement of set targets, together with modernization of existing living fund, to build not only high-rise buildings of high comfort and good planning but also houses of cottage type. It will also allow to expand opportunities of the citizen in chose of comfortable and appropriate living meeting both modern requirements and personal requests and preferences of the tenants.


Great role in realization of large-scale construction projects belongs to the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs. Today, representatives of domestic business structures actively participate in implementation of complex transformation programmes, making considerable contribution to consolidation of economic power of the Motherland. Construction sector became one of the most developing areas of entrepreneurship activity.

If recently foreign companies were the main participants of construction market of Turkmenistan, now, owing to attention and support of the Leader of the nation, domestic entrepreneurs considerably increased the level of professional competency. Today, they do not yield and at some time exceeds their foreign colleagues.

Large-scale architectural complexes, which improved the capital and other cities of ancient Turkmen land, modern plants and factories built around the country, medical, cultural and sport centres, new buildings of universities and schools became the embodiment of growing economic power of the state that made big advancement and aiming at new levels of progress today.