History of Turkmenistan
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The history of Turkmenistan traditionally began with the arrival of Indo-European Iranian tribes around 2000 BC. Early tribes were nomadic or semi-nomadic due to the arid conditions of the region, pre
Female figurine of the "Bactrian princess" type, 2500-1500 BCE, chlorite (dress and hat) and limestone (head, hands and a leg), height: 13.33 cm, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (USA).
Detail of a Salyr Turkmen ceremonial carpet, dating from the mid-1700s to the mid-1800s
Hoisting the Red Banner in Tashkent 1917
Soviet soldiers returning from Afghanistan. 20 October 1986, Guşgy, Turkmenia.
Turkmenistan
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Turkmenistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan to the north, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest, and the Caspian Sea to the west
History of Turkmenistan
…The history of Turkmenistan traditionally began with the arrival of Indo-European Iranian tribes around 2000 BC. Early tribes were nomadic or semi-nomadic due to the arid conditions…
White Sheep Turkoman helmet (15th century)
City of Çärjew in Russian Turkestan, 1890
A Turkmen man of Central Asia in traditional clothes. Photo by Prokudin-Gorsky between 1905 and 1915.
Serdar Berdimuhamedov President