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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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June 20th 2009 Asia » Turkmenistan » Ashgabat
Having left Esfahan behind, visiting mosques, wonderful bridges straddling a river with no water and having eaten some traditional Iranian food (apart from the ever present kebabs!) we headed south to ... 11 photos [full story]
Having left Esfahan behind, visiting mosques, wonderful bridges straddling a river with no water and having eaten some traditional Iranian food (apart from the ever present kebabs!) we headed south to ... 11 photos [full story]
May 6th 2009 Asia » Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan may have to be seen to be believed: on one hand the ancient sites conjure up images of caravans of traders making their way across Central Asia, on the other hand the capital's skyline ma ... 9 photos [full story]
Turkmenistan may have to be seen to be believed: on one hand the ancient sites conjure up images of caravans of traders making their way across Central Asia, on the other hand the capital's skyline ma ... 9 photos [full story]
May 5th 2009 Asia » Turkmenistan
If you ever consider crossing the border from Uzbekistan to Turkmenistan, bring a beer, you'll be in for a wait. Getting out of Uzbekistan is straight forward enough, and walking 2km to the next b ... 1 photos [full story]
If you ever consider crossing the border from Uzbekistan to Turkmenistan, bring a beer, you'll be in for a wait. Getting out of Uzbekistan is straight forward enough, and walking 2km to the next b ... 1 photos [full story]
March 19th 2009 Asia » Turkmenistan
Two roads dived in a brown wood I stood there looking at both and I could travel but one, Because I had to be back home at 6:00 So I looked down one and then the other I traveled, neither down ... [full story]
Two roads dived in a brown wood I stood there looking at both and I could travel but one, Because I had to be back home at 6:00 So I looked down one and then the other I traveled, neither down ... [full story]
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