Turkmenistan
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Turkmenistan, formely known as Turkmenia, is a landlocked country in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan to the north, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest, and the Caspian Sea to the west. It is one of six independent Turkic states. Ashgabat is the capital and largest city. With over 7 million people, Turkmenistan is the 35th most-populous country in Asia and has the lowest population of the Central Asian republics while being one of the most sparsely populated nations located on the Asian continent.
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Key people
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Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi780 CE – 850 CE9th-century Persian mathematician and astronomerSource: Wikidata (country of birthplace)
Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedowb. 1957Turkmen politician and president of Turkmenistan (2006–2022)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Saparmyrat Nyýazow1940 – 2006President of Turkmenistan from 1990 to 2006Source: Wikidata (citizenship).jpg/330px-Serdar_Berdimuhamedow_(2022-06-10).jpg)
Serdar Berdimuhamedowb. 19813rd President of Turkmenistan since 2022Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Everything that happened
- 1040Battle of DandanaqanMervThe Battle of Dandanaqan (Persian: نبرد دندانقان) was fought in 1040 between the Seljuq Turkmens and the Ghaznavid Empire near the city of Merv (now in Turkmenistan). The battle ended with a decisive Seljuq victory, which subsequently brought down the Ghaznavid domination in Greater Khorasan.Source: Wikidata (country)
- 1510Battle of MervMervThe Battle of Merv (Persian: نبرد مرو) occurred on 2 December 1510 as a result of Shah Ismail I's Safavid invasion of the Khorasan region of Uzbek. It ended with Safavid annexation of the Khorasan region.Source: Wikidata (country)
- 1880 – 1881Battle of Geok TepeGökdepeThe Battle of Geok Tepe in 1881 was the main event in the 1880/81 Russian campaign to conquer the Teke tribe of Turkmens. Its effect was to give the Russian Empire control over most of what is now Turkmenistan, thereby nearly completing the Russian conquest of Central Asia.Source: Wikidata (country)
- 19481948 Ashgabat earthquakeTurkmenistanThe 1948 Ashgabat earthquake was on 6 October with a surface-wave magnitude of 7.3 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), in Turkmenistan near Ashgabat. Due to censorship by the Soviet government, the event was not widely reported in the Soviet media.Source: Wikidata (country)