A Turkmen-style water mill was called a Degirmen. It was set up by the river, and the main thing about it was a big wooden wheel.
The flag of Turkmenistan is one of the symbols of the country. The modern version of the flag was approved on September 27, 1992, a year after independence. Leading artists, designers and creative teams took part in the development of the flag project. Subsequently, minor modifications were made to it.
The Museum was opened in November 1998. The museum has s rich collection of ancient artifacts from Turkmenistan. More than 500,000 exhibits are displayed here. It has 9 halls, each dedicated to a certain period or theme.
This Paraw Bibi Shrine is one of the most impressive and popular sites of pilgrimage in the country. It is located in western Turkmenistan approximately 20 kilometers northwest of Gizilarbat in the village of Paraw.
The Mausoleum of Astan-Baba is unique structure in its type, built in the area of the Medieval Zemm, north-west from Kerki. It has been rebuilt many times in the course of the centures. Kerki is an administrative centre forming part of Lebap velayat. It's a town with a population of 20.000. The city differs from others with its' XIX c architecture. Kerki is rich in archaeological monuments.
The Mary regional museum was initially opened in 1984 in a large brick building constructed in 1908 and said originally to belong to a Russian brick factory owner
In the cemetery of the village of Nokhur, located in Turkmenistan, most graves are marked with a wooden pillar, which is decorated with the horns of a mountain goat.
Ovliya (from Turkmen, Arabic auliya' - "saints") is the most common name for "sacred" places in Turkmenistan. There are at least 700 "sacred" places in the country, from twenty to thirty or more in each of its etraps (districts).
The famous cave-grotto "Kyrkgyz" ("Forty Girls"), the vault of which is decorated with a huge number of colorful ribbons, each of which is someone's innermost desire.
Kusht depdi is a traditional Turkmen dance that has been passed down through generations and is now recognized as the national dance of Turkmenistan.