Dost - Doganlyk Mekanyna Öwrülen, Bitarap Watanym - Türkmenistanym! |
Welcome to Dashguz (Daşoguz) |
Merkez - Dashoguz City Center, Ashgabat 460km |
Billboard with Turkmenistan flag and map showing the 5 regions |
Russian Orthodox Church, Dashoguz |
The new Daşoguz Wilayat Drama Theater |
Daşoguz - Ruyıet Köşgi (Palace) |
New Ashgabat-style government palace in Daşoguz |
Daşoguz - Ruyıet Palace |
Daşoguz - population ca 200,000 |
Statue of a mounted archer opposite the Ruyıet Palace, Daşoguz |
Senagat Bank, Dashoguz |
Senagat Bank, Daşoguz |
The flag of Turkmenistan |
The five carpet-like seals represent the 5 regions (wilayat) of Turkmenistan |
Billboard of the new president of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow |
Billboard with a quote from Turkmenistan's president, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow |
Another marble-clad government building, Dashoguz |
Sign for Dashoguz Airport and the roads to Ashgabat and Konye-Urgench |
Türkmenistan - Bagtly Çagalygyň İurdy |
Another billboard with a quote by President Berdimuhamedow |
The second president of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow |
Residential area of Daşoguz, Turkmenistan |
Shopping mall - Ak Bazar, Daşoguz |
Following in the footsteps of Turkmenbashy |
Billboard with Turkmenistan flag and 5 horses |
Returning to Daşoguz from Köneürgenç |
The gate of Daşoguz, Türkmenistan |
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Official portrait of the President of Turkmenistan at a hotel in Daşoguz |
Painting of Konye-Urgench's Sultan Tekesh Mausoleum |
Another painting in the Uzboy Hotel, Dashoguz |
Turkmenistan beer - Sawat, Uzboy Hotel |
Another public service announcement brought to you by the President of Turkmenistan |
The first president of independent Turkmenistan, Saparmurat Niyazov |
President Niyzov renamed himself Turkmenbashi, "Leader of Turkmens" |
After rushing back to Dashoguz, we had 6 hours to kill, so I went for a long walk through the city with the guide |
I learned that any gold statue in Turkmenistan is most likely of Turkmenbashy |
Turkmenistan honors the horse |
Statue of a rearing horse in a park along Türkmenbaşy şaıoly |
Daşoguz Park, Turkmenistan |
Statue of President Niyazov - Türkmenbaşy, Daşoguz |
There are hundreds of golden statues of Turkmenbashy throughout the country |
Daşoguz Park |
Daşoguz Park |
Stone sculpture, Daşoguz Park |
Stone sculpture, Daşoguz Park |
Daşoguz Park |
Fountain (inoperative), Daşoguz Park |
Daşoguz Park with a fountain of children pouring water |
The new hospital of Daşoguz |
Billboard with monuments of Ashgabat, Daşoguz |
Daşoguz Hospital - Diagnostic Center |
Beıik Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy Adyndaky Daşoguz Saglygy Goraıyş Anyklaıyş Merkezi |
Saparmyrat Turkmenbashy the Great Diagnostic Center, Dashoguz |
The new hospital, Dashoguz |
Residential apartments, Türkmenbaşy şaıoly, Daşoguz |
Apartments along Turkmenbashy Bouldvard, Dashoguz |
An old Soviet-era car, Dashoguz |
Apartments along Turkmenbashy Bouldvard, Dashoguz |
Apartments along Turkmenbashy Bouldvard, Dashoguz |
Türkmenbaşy şaıoly, Daşoguz |
Daşoguz Oil and Gas Company |
An interesting façade, Türkmenbaşy şaıoly, Daşoguztelekom |
Halkbank, Türkmenbaşy şaıoly, Daşoguz |
Hotel Diıarbekir, Dashoguz |
I thought I found an exception to the golden statue rule, but it's the young child Niyazov with his mother |
A little neoclassical architecture in a park along Turkmenbashy Boulevard |
Daşoguz Şäher Merkezi Medeniyet Öyi |
Daşoguz Şäher Merkezi Medeniyet Öyi |
İaşlar Merkezi, Daşoguz |
İaşlar Merkezi, Daşoguz |
İaşlar Merkezi, Daşoguz |
Map of Turkmenistan, İaşlar Merkezi |
Turkmen poet Magtymguly Pyragy on the 10 Manat banknote |
Turkmen poet Magtymguly Pyragy, Dashoguz |
An exception to the gold statue rule - Magtymguly Pyragy |
Turkmen poet Magtymguly Pyragy (1733-1797) |
Dashoguz Regional Government Building |
A giant television screen on the side of the Regional Government Building, Dashoguz |
The Second President of Turkmenistan |
Daşoguz Welaıat Häkimligi |
Daşoguz Welaıat Häkimligi |
Turkmenbashy |
Golden statue of Turkmenbashy, Dashoguz |
Turkmenbashy |
Turkmenbashy |
The provincial government building from the Turkmenbashy statue |
Daşoguz Provincial Government Building |
20 Years of Turkmenistan Independence logo |
Daşoguz Provincial Government Building |
Daşoguz Welaıat Häkimligi |
Daşoguz Welaıat Häkimligi |
Portrait of the Second President of Turkmenistan |
The new Dashoguz History Museum behind a statue of Turkmenbashy |
The new Dashoguz History Museum was opened by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov in June 2011 |
Dashoguz History Museum |
Dashoguz History Museum |
Dashoguz History Museum |
Soviet-era Victory Monument, Dashoguz |
Hiç Kim İatdan Çykanok, Hiç Zat Unudylanok |
Victory Monument, Dashoguz |
During the days of the USSR, Daşoguz was known as Tashauz (Ташауз) |
Dashoguz Bazaar |
Watermelons |
Dashoguz Bazaar |
Dashoguz Bazaar |
Turkmen boys in Dashoguz |
Korean salads, Dashoguz |
Surprisingly, Dashoguz has a Korean minority |
What they call a "hamburger" in Dashoguz |
Getting the fire ready to grill kebabs |
Meat balls, Dashoguz |
Restaurant row behind the bazar, Dashoguz |
Kebabs ready for the grill |
These were just amazing! Yum! |
Kebab in Dashoguz |
A bizarre style of table common in Central Asia |
Serdar Kafesi, Dashoguz |
Heading for Dashoguz Airport to save 500 km across the desert to Ashgabat |
Dashoguz Airport, Turkmenistan |
Dashoguz Airport, Turkmenistan |
Globe in front of Dashoguz Airport |
Fly Turkmenistan Airlines |
My guide in Konye-Urgench and Dashoguz accompanied me to Ashgabat |
Me at Dashoguz Airport in front of a map of the Turkmenistan Airlines route structure |
Artwork in the terminal of Dashoguz Airport |
An area of Turkmenistan I didn't get to see |
Turkmenistan Airways Boeing 717 (EZ-A107) at Dashoguz Airport |