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Derweze gas crater
A 69m wide burning crater in the Derweze area in the middle of the Karakum Desert in Turkmenistan is known as the 'Gate to Hell'. Soviet geologists in search of oil discovered the site in 1971, drilling work begun soon after and then the site collapsed, in fear of poisonous gas emissions they set it alight, since then the country has a new tourist attraction.
Image: Tormod Sandtorv
 

About Turkmenistan

Emblem of TurkmenistanSatellite view is showing the Central Asian country bordering the Caspian Sea in west. Countries with international borders to Turkmenistan are Afghanistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan.

The former Soviet state became independent in 1991. Sparsely populated Turkmenistan has a population of just 5.4 million inhabitants (in 2015). Capital and largest city is Ashgabat (Ashkhabad). Spoken languages are Turkmen, Russian is still widely spoken.

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Local Time Turkmenistan:
Thursday-March-28  04:00  
Time zone: Turkmenistan Time (TMT) :: UTC/GMT +5 hours
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More about Turkmenistan:

Cities:
Searchable map/satellite view of Ashgabat

Country:
Political Map of Turkmenistan
Administrative Map of Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan Country Profile
Turkmenistan in Figures
Turkmenistan key statistical data.

Continent:
Map of the Caspian Sea
Map of Central Asia region
Map of Western Asia and the Middle East
Map of Asia
 
Weather Conditions Ashgabat



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Countries in Central Asia:
KAZ Kazakhstan (capital: Astana), KGZ Kyrgyzstan (capital: Bishkek), TJK Tajikistan (capital: Dushanbe)
TKM Turkmenistan (capital: Ashgabat) and UZB Uzbekistan (capital: Tashkent)

Maps of Countries in Central Asia:
Kazakhstan Political Map | Kazakhstan Administrative Map | Kyrgyzstan Political Map | Kyrgyzstan Administrative MapTajikistan Political Map | Tajikistan Administrative Map | Turkmenistan Political Map | Turkmenistan Administrative Map | Uzbekistan Political Map | Uzbekistan Administrative Map

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Turkmenistan interactive Map | Uzbekistan interactive Map

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