Index of Turkmenistan-related articles explained

The list of Turkmenistan-related articles is below

General

Emblem of Turkmenistan - Flag of Turkmenistan - National symbols of Turkmenistan - Outline of Turkmenistan - Turkmen - Turkmenistan

Culture

See main article: Culture of Turkmenistan.

• Akhal-Teke
• Ashgabat cinema
• Central Asian Shepherd Dog
• Cinema of Turkmenistan
• Exhibition Hall of the Ministry of Culture
• Hero of Turkmenistan
• Jigit
• List of Turkmenistan films
• List of World Heritage Sites in Turkmenistan
• Melon Day
• Public holidays in Turkmenistan
• Ruhnama
• State Academy of Arts of Turkmenistan
• State Russian Drama Theatre named after Pushkin
• Turkmen carpet
• Turkmen Carpet Museum
• Turkmen cuisine
• Turkmen language
• Turkmen Museum of Fine Arts
• Turkmen National Theatre of Youth
• Turkmen Puppet Theatre
• Turkmen State Circus
• Turkmenistan Cultural Centre
• World of Turkmenbashi Tales
• Yomut carpet

Literature

See main article: Turkmen literature.

• Book of Dede Korkut (Gorkut Ata)
• Döwletmämmet Azady
• Gurbannazar Ezizow
• Epic of Görogly
• Berdi Kerbabayev
• Magtymguly Pyragy
• Turkmen alphabet

Mass Media

See main article: Mass media in Turkmenistan.

• Altyn Asyr (electronic newspaper)
• Altyn Asyr (TV channel)
• Balkan
• Miras (TV channel)
• Neytralny Turkmenistan
• Sport (Turkmen TV channel)
• Television in Turkmenistan
• Türkmen Owazy
• Turkmenistan State News Agency
• Turkmenistan (TV channel)
• Turkmenportal

Music

See main article: Music of Turkmenistan.

• Annagul Annakuliyeva
• Ashkhabad (band)
• Bagshy
• Sergey Balasanian
• Nury Halmammedov
• Maya Kuliyeva
• Jeren Kurbanklycheva
• Weli Muhadow
• Danatar Ovezov
• Mähri Pirgulyýewa
• Medeniyet Shahberdiyeva
• Adrian Shaposhnikov
• Turkmenistan State Symphony Orchestra
• Iraida Yusupova

Demographics

See main article: Demographics of Turkmenistan.

• Ali Ili
• Armenians in Central Asia
• Azerbaijanis in Turkmenistan
• Baloch of Turkmenistan
• Chowdur
• Ersari
  • Iranian Turkmens Karakalpaks
• Kazakhs
• Koryo-saram
• Kurds in Turkmenistan
• Oghuz Turks
• Oğuzname
• Russians in Turkmenistan
• Shajara-i Tarākima
• Teke (Turkmen tribe)
• Turkic languages
• Turkic peoples
• Turkmen language
• Turkmen Sahra
• Turkmen tribes
• Turkmenization
• Turkmens in Afghanistan
• Turkmens
• Turkomans
• Turks in Turkmenistan
• Uzbeks
• Women in Turkmenistan
• Yomut
• Yörük

Economy

See main article: Economy of Turkmenistan.

• Agriculture in Turkmenistan
• Altyn Asyr bazaar
• Altyn Asyr (mobile operator)
• Archabil Hotel Ashgabat
• Ashgabat City Telephone Network
• Awaza Convention Center
• Central Bank of Turkmenistan
• Communications in Turkmenistan
• Fishing industry in Turkmenistan
• Gazprom
• Grand Turkmen Hotel
• Iran–Turkmenistan Friendship Dam
• Oguzkent Hotel
• Polimeks
• Russian Bazaar, Ashgabat
• Serdar Hotel
• Telecommunications in Turkmenistan
• Tourism in Turkmenistan
• Türkmengaz
• Turkmen manat
• Türkmennebit
• Turkmentelecom
  • Tuyamuyun Hydro Complex Yacht Club Yelken
• Yyldyz Hotel

Natural gas fields

• • Bagtyýarlyk PSA Territory Dauletabad gas field
• Galkynysh Gas Field (formerly Ýolöten Gas Field)
• Malai Gas Field
• Saman-Depe Gas Field
• Shatlyk Gas Field

Natural gas pipelines

See main article: Pipelines in Turkmenistan.

• Central Asia–Center gas pipeline system
• Central Asia–China gas pipeline
• Dauletabad–Sarakhs–Khangiran pipeline
• East–West pipeline
• Korpeje–Kordkuy pipeline
• Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline
• Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India Pipeline

Transportation

See main article: Transport in Turkmenistan.

• Ashgabat International Airport
• Atamyrat-Kerkichi Bridge
• Balkanabat Airport
• Daşoguz Airport
• International Passenger Bus Terminal of Ashgabat
• International North–South Transport Corridor
• Lapis Lazuli corridor
• List of defunct airlines of Turkmenistan
• List of airlines of Turkmenistan
• List of airports in Turkmenistan
• List of railway stations in Turkmenistan
• List of Turkmenistan Airlines destinations
• Mary International Airport
• M37 highway (Turkmenistan)
• North-South Transnational Railway Corridor
• Ports and harbours in Turkmenistan
• Rail transport in Turkmenistan
• The State Service of Maritime and River Transportation of Turkmenistan
• Trans-Caspian Railway
• Trans-Karakum Railway
• Trolleybuses in Ashgabat
• Turkmenabat International Airport
• Turkmenbashi International Airport
• Turkmenbashi International Seaport
• Turkmenistan Airlines
• Türkmendemirýollary
• Türkmenderýaýollary

Education and science

• • • • Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan TürkmenÄlem 52°E / MonacoSAT Turkmenistan Memorial Capsule Turkmenistan National Space Agency

Archeological sites

• Abiward
• Altyndepe
• Anau culture
• Anau, Turkmenistan
• Bactria–Margiana Archaeological Complex
• Cave of Dzhebel
• Dayahatyn
• Dehistan/Mishrian
• Dev-Kesken
• Gonur Depe
• Jeitun
• Konye-Urgench
• Kutlug Timur Minaret
• Margiana
• Merv
• Monjukli Depe
• Namazga-Tepe
• Nisa, Turkmenistan
• Togolok
• Ulug Depe

Libraries

Mary Library - State Library of Turkmenistan

Schools

Ashgabat International School - Berdimuhamed Annayev 1st Specialized Military School - Diller Dunyasi language center - Gujurly Nesil

Paleontology

Danata Formation - Kugitang Svita - Kurek Formation - Turkmenidae

Universities

• Institute of International Relations (Turkmenistan)
• International Oil and Gas University
• International University of Humanities and Development
• List of universities in Turkmenistan
• State Academy of Arts of Turkmenistan
• Turkmen Agricultural University Named after S.A. Niyazov
• Turkmen military academies
• Turkmen National Conservatory
• Turkmen State Border Service Institute
• Turkmen State Institute of Architecture and Construction
• Turkmen State Institute of Economics and Management
• Turkmen State Medical University

Environment

See main article: Environmental issues in Turkmenistan.

Ecoregions

• List of ecoregions in Turkmenistan
• Alai–Western Tian Shan steppe
• Badghyz and Karabil semi-desert
• Caspian lowland desert
• Central Asian riparian woodlands
• Central Asian southern desert
• Kopet Dag semi-desert
• Kopet Dag woodlands and forest steppe

Fauna

Wildlife

See main article: Wildlife of Turkmenistan, List of mammals of Turkmenistan and List of birds of Turkmenistan.

• Acalyptris brevis
• Acalyptris egidijui
• Acalyptris turcomanicus
• Acalyptris vannieukerkeni
• Acalyptris vittatus
• Alburnoides varentsovi
• Bufotes oblongus
• Coleophora acompha
• Coleophora agasta
• Coleophora agathella
• Coleophora azyma
• Coleophora stylosa
• Coleophora sublata
• Elachista puplesisi
• Micropterix turkmeniella
• Ornativalva plutelliformis
• Phrynocephalus mystaceus
• Plecotus turkmenicus
• Scopula kuhitangica
• Stigmella ficulnea
• Stigmella polymorpha
• Strongylognathus minutus
• Temnothorax zabelini
• Turkmenistan eyelid gecko

Canines

• Central Asian Shepherd Dog

Equines

• List of Central Asian horse breeds
• Akhal-Teke
• Iomud -
  • Turkmenian kulan Turkoman horse

Flora

• Aegilops crassa
• Allium borszczowii
• Anacamptis collina
• Bromus sterilis
• Callipeltis
• Convolvulus erinaceus
• Erysimum siliculosum
• Euphorbia kopetdaghii
• Fritillaria gibbosa
• Galium palustre
• Haloxylon persicum
• Iris acutiloba
• Iris acutiloba subsp. lineolata
• Iris fosteriana
• Iris halophila var. sogdiana
• Iris longiscapa
• Iris songarica
• Iris vicaria
• Juniperus polycarpos
• Juniperus seravschanica
• Lagochilus inebrians
• Ophrys
• Polygonum heterophyllum
• Prunus fenzliana
• Prunus scoparia
• Prunus turcomanica
• Pyrus boissieriana
• Sternbergia lutea
• Sternbergia vernalis
• Typha elephantina
• Typha turcomanica

Geography

See main article: Geography of Turkmenistan, List of lakes in Turkmenistan, List of mountains of Turkmenistan and List of rivers of Turkmenistan.

• Afghanistan–Turkmenistan border
• Alaja
• Ashgabat Fountain
  • Bitarap Turkmenistan Avenue Climate of Turkmenistan
• Darvaza gas crater
• Districts of Turkmenistan
• Galkynysh Square, Ashgabat
• Iran–Turkmenistan border
• Khwarazm
• Kazakhstan–Turkmenistan border
• Saparmurat Turkmenbashi Avenue
• Time in Turkmenistan
• Trans-Caspia
• Turkmenistan–Uzbekistan border

Natural features

• Cheleken Peninsula
• Karakum Desert
• Kyzylkum Desert
• Ogurja Ada
• Turan Depression

Mountains

• Aýrybaba
• Balkan Daglary
• Gora Arlan
• Kopet Dag
• Köýtendag Range
• Mount Arlan
• Uly Balkan

Nature reserves

• • • • • • • • • Amudarya State Nature Reserve Badhyz State Nature Reserve Bereketli Garagum Nature Reserve Gaplaňgyr Nature Reserve Hazar State Nature Reserve Köpetdag Nature Reserve Köýtendag Nature Reserve Repetek Biosphere State Reserve Sünt-Hasardag Nature Reserve

Sanctuaries

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • Çemenebit Sanctuary Garlyk Sanctuary Guryhowdan Sanctuary Gyzyljar Sanctuary Hojaburjybelent Sanctuary Hojagarawul Sanctuary Hojapil Sanctuary Kelif Sanctuary Mäne-Çäçe Sanctuary Ogurjaly Sanctuary Pulhatyn Sanctuary Sarygamyş Sanctuary Şasenem Sanctuary Sünt-Hasardag Sanctuary

Waterways

• Amu Darya
• Atrek (Etrek) River
• Caspian Sea
• Chandyr River
• Garabogazköl
• Golden Age Lake
• Hanhowuz Reservoir
• Karakum Canal
• Kushk River
• Main Turkmen Canal
• Murghab River
• Sarygamysh Lake
• Sumbar River
• Tejen River
• Türkmenbaşy Gulf
• Uzboy River (extinct)

Municipalities

Cities

Former names, where names have been changed in recent times, are provided in parentheses.

See main article: List of cities in Turkmenistan, List of renamed cities in Turkmenistan and List of cities, towns and villages in Turkmenistan.

• Altyn Asyr
• Änew (Anau)
• Andalyp (Gurbansoltan eje adyndaky, Ýylanly)
• Akdepe
• Arkadag
• Aşgabat (Ashkhabad)
  • Bagtyýarlyk District
  • Bagyr
  • Berkararlyk District
    • • Bitarap Turkmenistan Avenue Büzmeýin (Abadan)
  • Büzmeýin District
  • Galkynysh Square, Ashgabat
  • Gypjak
  • Independence Square, Ashgabat
  • Kopetdag District
  • Magtymguly Avenue
  • Saparmurat Turkmenbashy Avenue
• Babadaýhan (Kirovsk)
• Balkanabat (Nebit-dag)
• Baýramaly
• Bäherden (Baharly)
• Bereket (Gazanjyk)
• Boldumsaz (Kalinin)
• Dänew (Galkynyş)
• Darganata (Birata)
• Daşoguz (Tashauz, Dashhowuz)
• Dostluk (Yuzhnyy)
• Esenguly
• Etrek (Gyzyletrek)
• Farap
• Garabekewül
• Garabogaz (Bekdaş)
• Gazojak
• Gökdepe
• Görogly (Tagta)
• Gubadag
• Gyzylarbat (Serdar)
• Halaç
• Hojambaz
• Kaka
• Kerki (Atamyrat)
• Köneurgenç
• Köýtendag (Çarşaňňy)
• Magdanly (Gowurdak)
• Magtymguly (Garrygala)
• Mary
• Murgap
• Sakar
• Sakarçäge
• Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy adyndaky (Oktyabrsk)
• Sarahs
• Şatlyk (Şehitli)
• Saýat
• Serhetabat (Guşgy)
• Seýdi (Neftezavodsk)
• Shabat (Nyýazow, Täzebazar)
• Tejen
• Turkmenabat (Çärjew)
• Türkmenbaşy (Krasnovodsk)
  • Awaza
• Türkmengala
• Ýolöten

Districts

See main article: Districts of Turkmenistan.

Provinces

See main article: Regions of Turkmenistan. Ahal - Balkan - Daşoguz - Lebap - Mary

Towns

• Amu Dar'ya (town)
• Archman
• Bagtyýarlyk şäherçesi (formerly Üçajy)
• Döwletli
• Dushak
• Gumdag
• Guvlymayak
• Gyzylgaya
• Hazar (Çeleken)
• Jebel
• Mollanepes
• Mukry
• Oguzhan (formerly Gulanly)
• Ruhubelent
• Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy şäherçesi
• Tagtabazar
• Türkmenbaşy şäherçesi (formerly Janga)

Villages

• Agar
• Ajyguýy
• Ajyýap
• Ak altyn (disambiguation page)
• Artyk
• Aydere
• Burguçy geňeşligi
• Çäçe
• Çagagüzer (old name)
• Çemenabat
• Darvaza (Derweze geňeşligi)
• Daýhan
• Gämi
• Gäwers
• Galaýmor
• Gyzylbaýyr (formerly Şarlawuk)
• Hojagala
• Jeňellihatap
  • Nohur Olamsurhy
• Sandykgaçy
• Ymamnazar

Government

• Assembly of Turkmenistan
• Cabinet of Ministers (Turkmenistan)
• Central Bank of Turkmenistan
• List of chairmen of the Assembly of Turkmenistan
• List of leaders of Turkmenistan
• List of Turkmenistan foreign ministers
• Ministry of Communications (Turkmenistan)
• Ministry of Culture (Turkmenistan)
• Ministry of Energy (Turkmenistan)
• Ministry of Finance (Turkmenistan)
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Turkmenistan)
• Ministry of Health (Turkmenistan)
• Ministry of Justice (Turkmenistan)
• Ministry of Oil and Mineral Resources (Turkmenistan) (abolished)
• National Council of Turkmenistan
• Oguzhan Presidential Palace
• People's Council of Turkmenistan
• Politics of Turkmenistan
• President of Turkmenistan
• Prosecutor General of Turkmenistan
• Railways Agency of Turkmenistan
• Ruhyýet Palace
• Supreme Court of Turkmenistan
• Vice President of Turkmenistan
• Visa policy of Turkmenistan
• Wedding Palace (Ashgabat)

Military and Security

• Armed Forces of Turkmenistan
• Chief of the General Staff (Turkmenistan)
• Law enforcement in Turkmenistan
• Military ranks of Turkmenistan
• Ministry of Defense (Turkmenistan)
• Ministry of Internal Affairs (Turkmenistan)
• Ministry of National Security (Turkmenistan)
• Owadan-depe Prison
• State Border Service of Turkmenistan
• State Customs Service of Turkmenistan
• State Migration Service of Turkmenistan
• State Security Council of Turkmenistan
  • • Turkmen Air Force Turkmen Ground Forces Turkmen Internal Troops
• Turkmen National Guard
• Turkmen Navy
• Turkmen State Border Service Institute

Health

See main article: Health in Turkmenistan and Healthcare in Turkmenistan. COVID-19 pandemic in Turkmenistan

History

See main article: History of Turkmenistan and Early history of Turkmenistan.

Independent Turkmenistan

• 2000 Turkmenistan earthquake
• 2002 renaming of Turkmen months and days of week
• List of leaders of Turkmenistan
• Prime Minister of Turkmenistan

Soviet Turkmenistan

• Basmachi movement
• Communist Party of Turkmenistan
• Supreme Soviet of the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic
• Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic

Russian Empire

• Battle of Geok Tepe (1879)
• Battle of Geok Tepe
• Geok Tepe
• Great Game
• Panjdeh incident
• Russian conquest of Central Asia
• Russian Turkestan

Pre-Modern

• Bactria–Margiana Archaeological Complex
• Chagatai Khanate
• Dayahatyn
• Dahae
• Göktürks
• Great Seljuk Empire
• Harzemshah Sultanate
• Hyrcania
• Khanate of Bukhara
• Khanate of Khiva
• Khwarazm
• Konye-Urgench
• Margiana
• Merv
• Nisa, Turkmenistan
• Oghuz Turks
• Parni
• Silk Road
• Togolok
• Yaz culture

Museums

• • • • • • Ashgabat National Museum of History Halk Hakydasy Memorial Complex Mary Museum The State Museum of the State Cultural Center of Turkmenistan Turkmen Carpet Museum Turkmen Museum of Fine Arts

Law

• • • • • • • • • • • Capital punishment in Turkmenistan Constitution of Turkmenistan Corruption in Turkmenistan Human rights in Turkmenistan Human trafficking in Turkmenistan Law enforcement in Turkmenistan LGBT rights in Turkmenistan Polygamy in Turkmenistan Prostitution in Turkmenistan Supreme Court of Turkmenistan Turkmen nationality law

Modern Turkmenistan

• • • • • • • • • • • Communications in Turkmenistan Foreign relations of Turkmenistan International organization membership of Turkmenistan List of airports in Turkmenistan Military of Turkmenistan Public holidays in Turkmenistan Red Crescent Society of Turkmenistan Scouting in Turkmenistan Turkmenistan Airlines Transport in Turkmenistan Women in Turkmenistan

Architectural Monuments

• • • • • • • • • • • • • Archabil Hotel Ashgabat Amu Darya Pipeline Bridge Ashgabat Cable Car Ashgabat Flagpole Halk Hakydasy Memorial Complex Independence Monument, Ashgabat List of tallest structures in Turkmenistan Monument to the Constitution Neutrality Monument Paýtagt Shopping Center Ruhyýet Palace Turkmenistan Tower Yyldyz Hotel

Parks

Ashgabat (park) - Ashgabat Botanical Garden - Halk Hakydasy Memorial Complex - Inspiration Park

People

• • Han Ahmedow Batyr Amanov
• Çarymyrat Amanow
  • • Gurbannazar Ashirov Ovezgeldy Atayev Aksoltan Ataýewa
• Batyr Atdayev
• Kasymguly Babayev
• Ashyrguly Begliyev
• Begench Beknazarov
• Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow
• Serdar Berdimuhamedow
• Yaylym Berdiyev
• Batyr Berdiýew
• Annaguly Deryayev
• Shamuhammet Durdylyyev
• Ovezmurat Dykma-Serdar
• Gurbansoltan Eje
• Muhammetnazar Gapurow
• Dünýägözel Gulmanowa
• Begench Gundogdyev
• Amanmyrat Hallyyev
• Nury Halmammedov
• Nurmuhammet Hanamow
• Yagshygeldi Kakayev
• Aman Kekilov
• Mämmetweli Kemine
• Berdi Kerbabayev
• Aleksey Kuropatkin
• Gülşat Mämmedowa
• Raşit Meredow
• Shemseddin Mervezi
• Weli Muhadow
• Isgender Mulikov
• Atamyrat Niyazov
• Saparmurat Niyazov
• Akja Nurberdiýewa
  • Esenmyrat Orazgeldiyev Danatar Ovezov
• Pavel Poltoratskiy
  • Magtymguly Pyragy Maýsa Rejepowa
• Hydyr Saparlyyev
• Medeniyet Shahberdiyeva
• Boris Şyhmyradow
• Mikhail Skobelev
• Täçberdi Tagyýew

Politics

• Agrarian Party of Turkmenistan
• Assembly of Turkmenistan
• Corruption in Turkmenistan
• Democratic Party of Turkmenistan
  • Elections in Turkmenistan Foreign relations of Turkmenistan
• Human rights in Turkmenistan
• International organization membership of Turkmenistan
• List of diplomatic missions in Turkmenistan
• List of diplomatic missions of Turkmenistan
• National Council of Turkmenistan
• People's Council of Turkmenistan
• Politics of Turkmenistan
• President of Turkmenistan
• Republican Party of Turkmenistan
• Ruhnama
• Supreme Court of Turkmenistan
• Turkmenistan parliamentary election, 2008–2009
• Turkmenistan presidential election, 2007
• 2018 Turkmen parliamentary election
• 2021 Turkmen People's Council election

Religion

• • • • • Bahá'í Faith in Turkmenistan Catholic Church in Turkmenistan Chapel of the Transfiguration, Ashgabat Christianity in Turkmenistan Eastern Orthodoxy in Turkmenistan
          • Islam in Turkmenistan List of mosques in Turkmenistan Pokrovskaya Church Protestantism in Turkmenistan Religion in Turkmenistan Ruhnama
• St. Alexander Nevsky Church, Ashgabat

Major mosques

• • • • • • • Daşoguz Mosque Ertuğrul Gazi Mosque Gurbanguly Hajji Mosque Hazret Omar Mosque Lebap Region Mosque Saparmurat Hajji Mosque Türkmenbaşy Ruhy Mosque

Sports

• Ahmet Ataýew
  • • • Ashgabat Stadium Ashgabat Indoor Tennis Arena Ashgabat Main Indoor Arena Ashgabat Velodrome
  • Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Begençmuhammet Kulyýew
  • List of Turkmenistan records in Olympic weightlifting Begençmyrat Myradow
• Nusaý Stadium
• Maýsa Rejepowa
  • • • • • • • Saparmurat Turkmenbashy Olympic Stadium Scouting in Turkmenistan Turkmenistan at the Deaflympics Turkmenistan at the Youth Olympics Turkmenistan Cup Turkmenistan Higher League Turkmenistan national football team Turkmenistan Super Cup

See also

• Outline of Turkmenistan