 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 |