Turkmenistan

PowerPoint created by:

Tami, based on research prior to visiting the country

Where is Turkmenistan?

Central Asia

Country Highlights

Turkmenistan Flag and Emblem

Money is called Manat

President of Turkmenistan: Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow

Part of the Old Silk Road

Silk Road

Independence

• Declared independence October 27th 1991 from the Soviet Union

The "Independence Monument" is a monument located in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

LanguageOfficial language is Turkman however

most locals also speak Russian

Russian Alphabet

Capital City: Ashgabat

Ashgabat

Ashgabat

Ashgabat

People of Turkmenistan

ChorekTurkmen bread, being baked. Instead of sitting

flat on the bottom of the oven, Turkmen bread is baked stuck to the sides of the oven. The oven (tamdyr) is a 3 foot wide hemisphere, with the opening on the top.

Bilishi

Deep-fried meat-filled rolls.

Bogursak

Deep-fried fist-sized dough, with or without sugar sprinkled on top.

Chorba

Soup (pictured with meat, potato and rice).

Gatlama

Deep fried flat bread, with or without sugar on top.

Gay-ysh

Noodles with meat, potatoes, onion and green onion or dill on top (if fresh). Served with the broth from the meat.

Grechka

Buckwheat noodles, meat and carrots.

Kohlbasa

Fried kielbasa with onions and hard boiled eggs.

Landscapes of Turkmenistan

Karakum Desert Old Nisa

Outside the city of Mary, Turkmenistan

Darvaza Natural Gas Crater still burning since 1971

In 1971 Soviet geologists tapped into the Darvaza area as it is flowing with natural gas. However, when drilling, the rig collapsed which left a gaping hole about 230ft. In an effort to avoid the discharge of poisonous gas, they decided to burn it off in hopes that the fire would use all fuel in days. This proved unsuccessful and the gas is still burning to this day.

Caspian Sea

Mountains

Ashgabat International School(AIS)

• Opened in 1994

• Offers high quality “westernized” education for PreK – High School

• Current enrollment is approx 170 international students

AIS

AIS

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Credits• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashgabat • http://www.google.com/search?q=ashgabat&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=

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• wikitravel.org/en/Ashgabat • http://ashgabat.qsischool.org/photos.html• http://jon-turkmenistan.blogspot.com/2008/07/turkmen-food.html• http://qsi.org/tkm_home/tkm_home.htm• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkmenistan • http://www.google.com/search?

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