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Burning Gas Crater
from: "Turkmenistan - From the Bazaar to the Down Right Ridiculous" By Alex and Sarah
Annexed by Russia between 1865 and 1885, Turkmenistan became a Soviet republic in 1924. It achieved its independence upon the dissolution of the USSR in 1991. President NIYAZOV retains absolute control over the country and opposition is not tolerated. Extensive hydrocarbon/natural gas reserves could prove a boon to this underdeveloped country if extraction and delivery projects were to be expanded. The Turkmenistan Government is actively seeking to develop alternative petroleum transportation routes in order to break Russia's pipeline monopoly. To be updated
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October 6th 2009 Asia » Turkmenistan
"Thunderbolt Tim fails to reach TLSR" - The Herald Tourist Land Speed Record for those of you who do not read the Herald. After leaving Azerbaijan behind on a ferry after a sprint to the Turkmenis ... [full story]
"Thunderbolt Tim fails to reach TLSR" - The Herald Tourist Land Speed Record for those of you who do not read the Herald. After leaving Azerbaijan behind on a ferry after a sprint to the Turkmenis ... [full story]
October 16th 2009 Asia » Turkmenistan » Ashgabat
Boarder crossing was smooth. We walked across the no mans land, an abandoned cotton field from Uzbekistan to Turkmenistan. Even as an18yr old soldier with WWII issued AK47 stared at us full of curio ... 8 photos [full story]
Boarder crossing was smooth. We walked across the no mans land, an abandoned cotton field from Uzbekistan to Turkmenistan. Even as an18yr old soldier with WWII issued AK47 stared at us full of curio ... 8 photos [full story]
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Turkmenistan - From the Bazaar to the Down Right Ridiculous
Turkmenistan - From the Bazaar to the Down Right Ridiculous
August 15th 2009 Asia » Turkmenistan
Prior to researching our visit to the “Stans”, we saw this part of world as little more than a homogenous mass sandwiched between Russia and China. In general one of the highlights of thi ... 25 photos [full story]
Prior to researching our visit to the “Stans”, we saw this part of world as little more than a homogenous mass sandwiched between Russia and China. In general one of the highlights of thi ... 25 photos [full story]
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