Turkmenistan
Asia · Central Asia
- Capital
- Ashgabat
Famous for
- Animal Goitered gazelle
- Food Plov
- Festival Nowruz
- Landmark Darvaza gas crater
- Sport Horse racing
Three facts
Country
In 2001 Turkmen weavers made a 301 m² carpet, now kept at the Turkmen Carpet Museum in Ashgabat.
Capital: Ashgabat
Ashgabat packs 543 white-marble buildings into 22 km², a Guinness record.
Flag
Turkmenistan's flag carries five different traditional carpet patterns down its hoist.
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