Kunya-Urgench and Merv are far apart and not closely connected, but both played important roles on the ancient Silk Road. Kunya-Urgench is situated in north-western Turkmenistan. Urgench was the capital of the Khorezm region,...
Darvaza Gas Crater is the most popular tourist destination in Turkmenistan, even though it releases carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases. Despite environmental and safety concerns, the “Door to Hell” has been a significant tourist...
Visiting the tourist zone of Awaza, on the outskirts of Türkmenbaşy, is forbidden. But the Yangykala Canyon is thankfully open to everyone who has a visa to Turkmenistan. I had read about Awaza before...
When a dictator wants to impress the world, what should he do? Why not build a white marble city, and paint all cars white? That is basically what happened when Saparmyrat Atajevitsj Nyýazow took...
I have not been to North Korea, so I cannot compare, but I have read that Turkmenistan is a good candidate to be number two. It is like a cult in which their honourable...
