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 Filed Under:  Central Asia, Photography, Travel, Turkmenistan by Daniel Noll and Audrey Scott

Check out our Photo Gallery for photos from Turkmenistan, a fascinating place by any measure. Images tell only half the story – stay tuned for more on the country that dabbled in banning beards, smoking and spandex.

People of Turkmenistan, Best Of

A Taste of Turkmenistan

- Turkmen cuisine, from desserts to yurts

Turkmen Desertscapes

- mangy camels, desert truck stops, blazing Darvaza

Ancient and Silk Road Sites

Ashgabat, the City of Love

- Turkmenbashi’s warped vision comes alive

From the Caspian to Ashgabat

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Posted by:  Daniel Noll and Audrey Scott on August 21st, 2007
Tags:  Karakum-desert, Silk-Road, turkmen-people, Turkmenistan

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