10 Wacky Things About TURKMENISTAN
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It's been a wild several days in Turkmenistan. In my opinion, this is (by a long shot) the world's most bizarre country.
In this video, I explain the 10 strangest things that I find about Turkmen culture -- from the thousands of white-marble buildings to the shockingly empty streets, a massive fire crater in the desert that hasn't stopped burning for 50 years, and the heavy censorship of the internet.
Turkmenistan is essentially the North Korea of Central Asia. Both the capital cities of Pyongyang and Ashgabat feel eerily similar when walking around. The only major difference is that the people of North Korea are oppressed, whereas the people of Turkmenistan seem to be warm, friendly, and hospitable.
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Spending $20 at a Turkmenistan Market
Ashgabat Turkmenistan is a strange place. I have never seen so much gold and marble in my life, but the streets seemed empty. In this Turkmenistan travel vlog, I join my friend Lexie Alford and make a trip to a local Turkmen market called the Russian Bazaar. Here, we tried street food, interacted with the locals, and witnessed some real culture.
I say real culture, because Turkmenistan is known as the North Korea of Central Asia. The president Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow has a tight grip on the country, and it's very hard to get off the normal tourist path.
Beside our hotel was a local market, we asked our guide if we could visit, and he said if we really wanted to we could, but not to bring a camera because of police. The locals had been so nice to us, so thought we would take a small chance.
One more thing to note. After I posted the first Turkmenistan travel vlog in Ashgabat, I had said that we had our US dollars exchanged to Turkmen Manat at 1 to 13. Locals commented that it's actually suppose to be 1 to 20. It's funny though, from an atm it's 1 to 3.5.
Very happy we got our money on the black market.
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Have you ever heard of ASHGABAT, TURKMENISTAN before? If not, then get ready to learn about how strange it is here in my 170th country.
I've spent the last 24 hours roaming around the capital city of Ashgabat, and IT REMINDS ME EXACTLY OF PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA in just about every way possible. Huge fancy buildings with very few people inside perfectly manicured gardens and boulevards with nobody on them and this eerie feeling that someone is watching over my shoulder 24/7. TURKMENISTAN IS WEIRD.
People had told me that Ashgabat was strange, but I had no idea to what extent it was until arriving here.... Find out everything you need to know about Turkmenistan's capital in this video!
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Kunya-Urgench in Kunya-Urgench, Turkmenistan
Kunya-Urgench is situated in north-western Turkmenistan, on the left bank of the Amu Daria River. Urgench was the capital of the Khorezm region, part of the Achaemenid Empire. The old town contains a series of monuments mainly from the 11th to 16th centuries, including a mosque, the gates of a caravanserai, fortresses, mausoleums and a 60-m high minaret. The monuments testify to outstanding achievements in architecture and craftsmanship whose influence reached Iran and Afghanistan, and later the architecture of the Mogul Empire of 16th-century India.
Kunya-Urgench is located in the territory of Dashoguz velayat of Turkmenistan. It is situated in the north-western Turkmenistan, on the left bank of the Amu-Daria River. Urgench was the capital of the Khorezm region, which was part of the Achaemenid Empire.
The old town area contains series of monuments mainly from the 11th to 16th centuries. This area has remained a vast deserted land with some remains of ancient fortified settlements, including a mosque, the gates of a caravanserai, fortresses, mausoleums and a 60-m high minaret.
On the sample of Kunya-Urgench monuments one can see all variety of methods and décor of Islamic architecture of Central Asia. There are constructions from adobe and burned bricks, plain unicameral dome constructions up-going to ancient chartak and buildings with complicated compositions, sometimes with а long history of development, repair and reconstruction. These monuments also demonstrate the evolution of methods of treatment of inner surface of domes from cellular sails to stalactite those times called “muqarnas” and brought to the highest perfection by local masters. The best monuments of this city are distinguished by high degree of decorativeness. They provide prominent examples of classical arabesques in monochrome terra-cotta and bright colorfulness of enamel.
The monuments testify to outstanding achievements in architecture and craftsmanship whose influence reached Iran and Afghanistan, and later the architecture of the Mogul Empire of 16th-century India. The Islamic sacred objects concentrated in this city are exceptionally popular places for pilgrims and serve attractive objects for the international tourism.
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0:00 Introduction
01:05 Modern-day Soviet Union
02:33 The fake and the real Turkmenistan
06:14 Why Ashgabat is empty?
09:07 Where is everyone?
11:03 History of Ashgabat, the old town and the new town
14:34 Turkmen architecture and the Ministry of Carpets
19:26 Are new residential areas any better?
23:36 Awaza City, the Turkmen Dubai
26:20 What JLo had to apologise for?
27:15 Everything named after Turkmenbashi
31:44 Final thoughts on Turkmenistan
ТУРКМЕНСКАЯ КУХНЯ. ЧТО ЕДЯТ В ЗАКРЫТОМ ТУРКМЕНИСТАНЕ?
В этом ролике будет показана Туркменская кухня. Многим наверное интересно, - что едят в Закрытом Туркменистане. В данном ролике Вы получите ответ. Покажем - туркменскую выпечку (например национальный пирог Фитчи), блюда из мяса, блюда из рыбы, и туркменские сладости.
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On the territory of modern Turkmenistan there is a number of major architectural monuments, which in ancient times were the most important points-stops at the Great Silk Road. . (土库曼斯坦, トルクメニスタン, تركمانستان). See on map .
The city where DOGS ARE ILLEGAL | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Ashgabat Turkmenistan is one of the strangest cities I have ever made a travel vlog about.
Recently brought to the attention of the world through John Oliver's popular program Last Week Tonight, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Turkmenistan's Dictator/President is quite a character.
However the craziness it didn't all start with him. Turkmenistan's first president, Turkmenbashi, set quite a powerful precedent.
He instated many strange rules for the country, and for the city of Ashgabat. No opera, it's too noisy, no makeup on television, the natural beauty of the Turkmen people is enough, and no dogs. Dogs were not allowed in the Capital city of Ashgabat due to their foul odor.... what?
We only had a short day in Ashgabat before continuing our trip to Merv, and eventually to roast marshmallows over the door to hell. We were able to do some sightseeing to the Arc of Neutrality, which is topped with a golden rotating statue of Turkmenbashi, also the wedding palace of happiness, and the world's largest indoor Ferris Wheel, which is the next vlog ????????
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The territory of Turkmenistan, where ancient civilizations flourished in the distant past, is rich in monuments of various eras.
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Historical and cultural monuments Kunya Urgench Turkmenistan
Kunya-Urgench (Keneurgench) is an architectural reserve (480 km north of Ashgabat). In the past - the ancient capital of Northern Khorezm, mentioned already in the 1st century. n. e. In the middle of the VIII century, it fell under the rule of the Arabs and in 995 it was renamed Gurganj and became the residence of the Khorezm Shah and the second largest city after Bukhara, the capital of the Samanid empire.
Anau Fort Turkmenistan
During my journey along the Silk Route in 2012-2013 I visited Turkmenistan, here are my pictures from the Anau Fort just before we entered the Karakum desert. Both stunning places that I had to share.
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Turkmenistan is full of surprises! In this video, we'll show you the 10 best things to do in Turkmenistan that you didn't know about. From visiting ancient ruins to taking a dip in the world's largest man-made lake, there's something for everyone in Turkmenistan. So what are you waiting for? Watch the short video now!
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Nisa Fortress Turkmenistan
Just 18 km from the city of Ashgabat, on the outskirts of the village of Bagir, there is a unique monument of antiquity – the ruins of the ancient settlement of Nisa, which once shone the capital of the famous Parthian kingdom that existed from the III century BC to the III century AD.
[Turkmenistan] Front mud guard rampart - Parthian Settlement of Nisa
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