Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is mostly desert — the Karakum occupies around 80 percent of the country, a flat, sand-coloured expanse interrupted by occasional oases and the slow green thread of the Amu Darya. Natural gas wealth funds a surreal capital of white marble, while nomadic traditions persist quietly in the rural east.
About Turkmenistan
Overview
Landlocked in Central Asia, Turkmenistan borders Iran, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and has a Caspian Sea coastline to the west. The capital, Ashgabat, is the administrative and cultural centre. Turkmen is the official language; the currency is the Turkmenistan manat. The country carries a strongly Turkic identity shaped by centuries of nomadic pastoralism and, more recently, Soviet administration.
Airports in Turkmenistan
4 airportsAirlines based in Turkmenistan
1 airline
Hotels in Turkmenistan
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