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Quick Facts (Source: Encyclopedia Britannica Online)
Official name: Türkmenistan (Turkmenistan)
Form of government: Unitary single-party republic with one legislative body (Majlis [Parliament; 50])
Capital: Ashgabat (formerly Ashkhabad)
Independence: 27 October 1991 (from the Soviet Union)
Area: 488,100 sq km
Population: 5,042,920 (2006 est.)
Nationality: Turkmen(s)
Ethnic Groups: Turkmen (three-fourths of the population), (smaller numbers of) Russians, Uzbeks, Kazaks, and Tatars
Religions: Islam, (also) Christianity
Languages: Turkmen (official), Russian, Uzbek
 
Brief History (Source: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05)
Originally a part of the kingdom of ancient Persia, Turkmenistan passed under Arab domination in the 8th cent. In the 11th cent., it was ruled by the Seljuk Turks. Jenghiz Khan conquered the region in the 13th cent., as did Timur (Tamerlane) in the 14th cent. After the breakup (late 15th cent.) of the empire of Timur’s successors, the Timurids, Turkmenistan came under Uzbek control. In the early 19th cent., the ...   » More
 

RELATED WEBSITES

Referential Sites

Turkmenistan (IU - Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center)

Turkmenistan (CIA World Factbook)

       Flag of Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan Country Study (Library of Congress)

Turkmenistan Country Profile (BBC News)

Turkmenistan (Wikipedia)

       Turkmen People

Turkmenistan Maps (UT - Perry Castenada Library Map Collection)

Official Sites

Turkmen Embassy in Washington, DC

Arts & Cultural Sites

Turkmen Literature (Gün Publishing House)

Turkmen Music (Turkmens)

General Sites

Turkmenistan Newspapers and News Media Guide (ABYZ News Links)

Turkmenistan Photographs (Chaihana)

Insite Pages

*You may also find useful links on the Turkmen and Turkic Languages web pages on this website.

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