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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 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]
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]
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