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Photo: Gulzar Nurlyyeva, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.Embark on a journey through Turkmenistan! Test your knowledge of this Central Asian nation, from its ancient Silk Road cities and unique desert landscapes to its rich cultural traditions.
Desert Explorer 0–4 · Caravanserai Regular 5–8 · Master of Ashgabat 9–10
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The Akhal-Teke is an ancient horse breed renowned for its incredible speed, endurance, and a distinctive metallic sheen on its coat. These 'golden horses' are a source of immense national pride and even feature prominently on Turkmenistan's official state coat of arms.
Photo: Artur Baboev - give free of charge right for promouting of Akhal-teke article on, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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Ashgabat is known for its gleaming, futuristic buildings faced in white marble, much of it imported from abroad. In 2013 Guinness World Records named it the city with the highest concentration of white marble buildings in the world.
Photo: John Pavelka from Austin, TX, USA, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.
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The vertical red stripe on Turkmenistan's flag features five traditional carpet designs, known as guls. Each gul belongs to one of the five major Turkmen tribes, symbolizing the unity of the Turkmen people. The five stars next to the crescent stand for the country's five provinces.
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Palaw is the quintessential Turkmen dish, consisting of rice cooked with mutton, yellow carrots, and spices in a large cast-iron cauldron called a kazan. It is traditionally eaten with the hands during major life events, weddings, and family gatherings.
Photo: Amustard, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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The Amu Darya is one of Central Asia's longest and most vital rivers, forming a natural border between northeastern Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Its waters are heavily diverted for agriculture, particularly through the Karakum Canal, to irrigate the desert.
Photo: Petar Milošević, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Before its destruction by the Mongols in 1221, Merv was a major oasis-city on the Silk Road and briefly the largest city in the world during the 12th century. Today, its extensive ruins are preserved as a UNESCO World Heritage site, showcasing centuries of Central Asian history.
Photo: Kalpak Travel, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Garabogazköl is a shallow, highly saline lagoon connected to the Caspian Sea. Its salinity is exceptionally high, almost ten times that of the open ocean, making it a major source of natural salt and mineral deposits harvested for industrial use.
Photo: NASA, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
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Magtymguly Pyragy is the most celebrated figure in Turkmen literature. His philosophical and patriotic poetry helped foster a sense of national identity among Turkmen tribes long before the nation achieved independence. His statues can be found throughout the country today.
Photo: Л. Кулиев, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
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Melon Day falls on the second Sunday of August and is all about the country's sweet, fragrant melons. A star of the festivities is a crossbred variety praised for its aroma, its taste and its enormous size.
Photo: AltynAsyr, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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The Darvaza gas crater has been burning continuously since 1971 in the heart of the vast Karakum Desert, which covers about 70 percent of Turkmenistan. Soviet engineers originally set the gas field on fire to prevent the spread of methane gas, expecting it to burn out in just a few weeks.
Photo: Tormod Sandtorv, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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