
One of the central historical events of 2023 in the country became the large-scale celebrations held on June 29 on the occasion of the opening of a new city of national significance, Arkadag.

Sarahs is an oasis city in the Ahal velayat (province) of Turkmenistan, the administrative center of the Sarahs etrap (district). In the early Middle Ages, it was one of the oases of the ancient Silk Road, lying between Mashhad in the west and Merv in the east.