One of the most interesting historical monuments of the Akhal velayat is the Ulug-Depe settlement, which is located in the Kaakhkа etrap. Its uniqueness is that it has the deepest archaeological layers in all of Central Asia, helping scientists to reveal the secrets stored in the earth from the early Eneolithic to the Iron Age (IV-I millennium BC). The settlement was actively engaged in handicraft production. A wide assortment of bazaars sold various products of weavers, blacksmiths, potters,...

President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in his letter addressed to the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov expressed gratitude for warm hospitality provided during his state visit to Ashgabat. The message says: “I express to you my sincere gratitude for exceptional hospitality and excellent organization of my first state visit to Turkmenistan on October 24-25, 2021. The results of the talks which were held in the atmosphere of full trust and mutual und...

The nature of Turkmenistan is unique and amazingly beautiful. Travelers are attracted by unique natural monuments: stunning flora - forests of wild fruits and nuts, juniper forests on mountain slopes, pistachio savanna woodlands, saxaul forests, floodplain tugai; diverse fauna - Central Asian leopards, argali, kulans, gazelles. Here are mesmerizing landscapes - from picturesque mountain ranges to lifeless desert sands, from green oases - to subtropics with rare animals and plants. The nature...

On October 26-27, 2021, 16th meeting of Intergovernmental Turkmen-Iranian Commission on Economic Cooperation took place in Tehran in participation of the co-chairmen of the Commission – the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov and the Minister of Roads and Urban Development of the Islamic Republic of Iran R.Ghasemi. The meeting was also attended in very format by the heads and representatives of the relevant ministries and agencies...

One of the «red book’s» habitants of the Kaplankyr state nature reserve is a honey badger. This representative of weasel is considered by many specialists to be one of the fearless mammals in the world. It has a well-muscled body, strong olfaction a hot temper, that allow it to quickly hunt up prey and uncomplying fight with a larger animal. The honey badger excellently root, it can quickly climb the trees and bushes, that considerably simplify the food procure process. In some measure, preci...

On October 27, 2021, within the framework of the visit to IRI, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with Minister of Roads and Urban Development of the Islamic Republic of Iran Rostam Ghasemi. During the meeting, the interlocutors reviewed the current state of effective cooperation between the two countries in key areas of the economy. In this regard, projects that our country is implementing together with neighboring state in the areas of roads and railways were dis...

The German geographer and author of the biography of Alexander the Great, Richard Henning, writes that: "After conversations with his teacher, Alexander the Great had a desire to explore the Hyrcanian Sea." This is how scientists of the ancient world named the largest lake on Earth - the Caspian Sea The ruler planned to undertake a naval expedition, the leadership of which was going to be entrusted to one of his confidants named Heraclitus. Alexander wanted to get answers to the questions wit...