Tourism in Turkmenistan

Neutral Square in Ashgabat, near Neutral Gate and Presidential Palace. 1998 10 month

Completed on the 6th. This monument is divided into two parts. The upper part is a bronze bull 15 meters long, with a cracked sphere on its neck-a symbol of the earth, and a woman holding a child on the cracked shell. The design idea is based on the Turkic legend: they believe that the earth is carried by a giant cow. Women and children symbolize eternity and the continuation of mankind. The lower part is the pedestal, and the inside of the pedestal is the earthquake museum, which mainly displays some pictures about Ashgabat before, after and now. There is a wall clock on the wall at the entrance to the museum. The hour hand points to Ashgabat earthquake time 1: 08+02: 00 to commemorate this tragedy-194810: 06: 00, 12: 00, Ashgabat experienced 9- 10.

Neutral gate

It is one of the main attractions in Ashgabat, located in Neutral Square. The main building is 75 meters high, with elevators leading to the observation deck and coffee shop. These three pillars respectively represent the three inseparable foundations of the new Turkmenistan: neutrality, independence and national unity. /kloc-The 0/2-meter-high golden statue of President Niyazov rotates in the direction of the sun. 1995 65438+February 12, 185 The Member States of the United Nations unanimously agreed to grant Turkmenistan permanent neutral status. To commemorate this historical event, Turkey built the Neutral Gate in 1998, which symbolizes Turkey's peaceful and open foreign policy, shows Turkey's friendly attitude towards the world, and also shows Turkey's optimism and confidence in the happy future of mankind.

Ruheyet Palace (Conference and Art Palace)

Located opposite the presidential palace, it has become one of the symbols of Ashgabat. The marble main body and sky-blue dome of the palace are integrated with the buildings in the city center. The conference hall can accommodate 2800 people, and can also be used as an opera hall, a drama hall and a movie hall as required. There is a hall for heads of state on the first floor. It was built by Bouygues de France and completed in February 1999. The ninth joint congress of the Presbyterian Church, the People's Committee and the National Renaissance Movement was held here.

Carpet museum

1993 is located in the center of Ashgabat and was established with the approval of the President on March 20th. The museum covers an area of 1 178 square meters and displays 1000 carpets and tapestries with various patterns in different periods. There are two giant carpets on display in the museum, one of which is the largest carpet on earth, with an area of 294 square meters (14×2 1) and a weight of 1 ton. The other piece is 189 m2 (18× 10.5). There are also millions of carpets (1 m2 1 148000 lines) and double-sided carpets. Turkmen carpets contain Turkmen aesthetic taste. Each branch of Turkmen nationality has its own unique carpet pattern. Today's national flag and national emblem are painted with carpet patterns.

National Museum of Turkmenistan

Funded by Turkey, opening 1998 1 1.02. Located in the south of Ashgabat, this magnificent museum covers an area of 22,500 square meters with an exhibition area of16,000 square meters. The main building is equipped with conference hall, exhibition hall, office, warehouse, technical repair department and coffee shop. There are four semicircular amphitheaters outside the main building. The exhibition hall of the museum includes independent hall, nature hall, primitive history hall, ancient hall, medieval hall and folk custom hall, with about 20 thousand exhibits.

Akhajj Jinma and stallion farm.

The record of Akhajie Jinma was first seen in the 4th-3rd century BC. This horse is produced in Akha Oasis between the Copit Mountains and the Karakum Desert in Turkmenistan. After more than 3,000 years of cultivation, it is one of the oldest horse breeds in the world. This horse is well-proportioned, powerful, strong, fast, durable and grumpy, but it is obedient after being tamed. This horse is dignified and light. Akha Jie Jin stallion farm is located in the southwest suburb of Ashgabat. Founded in 1922, it was originally named Caspian stables, and changed its name to President Niyazov's stallion farm in 1992. At present, there are five large state-owned horse farms in Turkmenistan, and there are about 2,000 horses in Akha. Committed to pushing Akhajejinma to the international market and cooperating with the United States, France, Russia, Sweden, Australia and other countries.

The gates of hell

The Gate of Hell is located near Dalva Za, a town in southern Turkmenistan, with specific coordinates of 4015' north latitude and 58 26' east longitude. According to relevant data, a Soviet geological exploration team discovered abundant natural gas here in 197 1 year. Due to the collapse of drilling equipment, a large pit with a diameter of more than 70 meters was formed. Fearing that toxic gases were harmful, the prospectors lit a fire. The fire has been burning to this day. There are three pits in the gate of hell: pit, puddle and fire pit.