Here are 22 Facts About Turkmenistan
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| Here are 22 Facts About Turkmenistan |
Here are 22 Facts About Turkmenistan.
The name turkmenistan can be divided into two components: the ethnonym turkmen denoting the turkmen ethnic group and the suffix -stan from persian which means place or country. Turkmenistan can be interpreted as the place or country of the turkmen people.
The name turkmen itself comes from the Turkish language, plus the suffix sogdiana -men, which means almost like a turkic, it refers to their status outside the mythological system of the turkish dynasty.
The official flag design of the turkmenistan state was first adopted on February 19, 1992, to replace the soviet-era flag. The design of the flag consists of a green plane with a crescent moon and 5 white stars, and a picture of a carpet motif that is above a red plane that stretches from top to bottom of the flag.
The colors green and red appear on the flag because historically they have been revered in turkmenistan, besides the green color is also a symbol of the islamic faith. The enlarged crescent moon symbolizes the country's hope for a bright future and the stars represent the five provinces of turkmenistan namely ahal, balkan, dashoguz, lebap and mary. And the five carpet motif designs on the flag represent the five great tribes of Turkmenistan namely teke, yomut, saryk, chowdur and arsary.
The five traditional carpet designs found on the turkmenistan flag make the country's flag design the most complex flag design in the world. The official currency of turkmenistan is the new manat of turkmenistan encoded with TMT, 1 manat of turkmenistan if exchanged into our currency has a value of about 4000 rupiah. In 1948, one of the deadliest earthquakes in the world struck turkmenistan.
More than 110,000 people were reportedly killed when the magnitude 7.3 earthquake shook the ashgabat region and surrounding areas. Ashgabat the capital of turkmenistan became the nickname as white. The city of ashgabat, resembles a blend of pyongyang and las vegas because of its fountains, highways, statues and white buildings. When the day is clear, the city center shines with glamour because of the reflection of the white marble.
White marble is so widely used in ashgabat that it holds the guinness world record because it has the highest density of buildings with the highest marble Turkmenistan has a number of unusual world records that include the highest density of white marble-covered buildings, the largest watersports park, the largest indoor Ferris wheel, the largest architectural star, and also the most fountain pools in public places.
Turkmenistan is famous for its traditional carpets. Turkmenistan carpets are known for their dense texture decorated with distinctive color patterns relating to one of the five main tribes of turkmenistan.
There is even an annual celebration of carpet day which is commemorated every last Sunday in May. It may be a little strange to see the fact that in a predominantly desert area such as turkmenistan can produce melon fruits.
Even some of the best melons in the world are produced from this country. Turkmenistan melon has a very sweet taste and this fruit is highly respected in the country of turkmenistan. There is even a national holiday in turkmenistan for melons. Celebrated on the second Sunday in the month of August, everyone in the country is advised to eat melons grown in the country.
The UNESCO-listed ancient merv city-state historical and cultural park is the oldest and best-preserved oasis city along the silk road in central Asia. This ancient city covers 4,000 years of human history. The darvaza gas crater is one of the attractions of popular tourist sites in the country of Turkmenistan. This crater burns continuously in the desert creating the impression of the gate of hell.
The scenery in this place is breathtaking at night as the flames burn against the deep darkness of the desert. Although the crater appears to be a natural feature, it is the result of drilling by soviet geologists in the early 1970s.
During drilling, their equipment including heavy equipment fell into the crater, and natural gas began to escape. In an attempt to deplete the excess gas, geologists lit the fire while predicting it would burn for several days. but in reality the fire still continues to burn to this day.
According to a decision of the dewan rakyat dated August 14, 2003, electricity, natural gas, water and salt will be subsidized by the government for its citizens until 2030. Until 2014, this subsidy also applied to their vehicles. Saparmurat niyazov led turkmenistan from 1985 and then became the country's first president in 1991 until his death in 2006.
In his time, he was one of the most totalitarian and repressive dictators in the world He promoted a cult of personality around himself and imposed his personal eccentricity in the country of Turkmenistan Niyazov used the name of turkmenbashi or father of turkmenistan, to build thousands of statues in his honor and even renamed the month of January with the name of himself and the month of April with the name of his mother.
Niyazov even wrote a book entitled ruhnama or the book of souls. The book is a spiritual and moral guide and should be displayed alongside the holy book of the Koran in schools in famous places, all government buildings, shops and also in mosques.
Niyazov also implemented a number of bizarre laws including banning the performance of operas, ballets, listening to car radios, prohibiting the use of gold teeth, as well as banning young men with beards and long hair.
The cult of personality and leadership of saparmurat niyazov became the inspiration and was used as the basis for the film the dictator. Gurbanguly berdymukhamedov has ruled turkmenistan since 2007 replacing niyazov.
He led the country in the same way and was also known for his bizarre public relations stunts and the image of his strongmen. These actions include videos of him rehearsing, visits to the shooting range, and asking banks to fund pet projects.
He earned the nickname as the turkmenator. Dubbed as north korea in central asia, turkmenistan is ranked as one of the most difficult countries to enter in the world, with a strict visa application that requires help from tour agencies and guides.
Turkmenistan is one of the least visited destinations in the world, an estimated less than 15,000 people visit the country each year.
There is actually no shortage of natural beauty and places to visit in turkmenistan, but the regime and very strict visa permits hamper the growth of the country's tourism sector.
Turkmenistan has also been described as one of the most repressive and closed-door countries in the world, where the president and his colleagues have complete control over all aspects of public life.
Based on the 2020 world press freedom index, turkmenistan has the second worst recorded press freedom in the world, which is only one level above the lowest-ranked North Korea.
That is the history and facts of the state of Turkmenistan, a country in the region of Central Asia still led by a totalitarian regime, which restricts the freedom of its citizens. Be thankful you live in Indonesia.
Nicknamed the North Korea of Central Asia! This is Turkmenistan