The history of the army activity of Alexander the Great in Margiana is not fully investigated at present. One of main reasons of it is a fact that only the Roman historian Quintus Curtius Rufus left in his work the «Histories of Alexander the Great» the description about the army’s activity of the great combat leader in Margiana — and even then, it is by no means complete and detailed. Until the mid-fifties of the twentieth century, most researchers questioned the reliability of this historia...

Various types of natural ecosystems with unique species of flora and fauna are represented on the territory of Turkmenistan. To protect the natural resources of the country, especially the "Red Book" and edemic species, nine state reserves have been created, within which numerous reserves function. The oldest of them is the Repetek State Reserve in the South-Eastern Karakum Desert in the Lebap velayat of Turkmenistan, created in 1927 at the scientific sand-desert station that existed here sin...

The construction of the new modern passenger terminal is going on along Makhtumkuli avenue of Dashoguz city. It is built by the specialists of the Economic Society «Muhammet-Balkan». Now, some premises for technical purposes are already built here, including transformer building, carwash for buses, water tank and other, the foundation of the main building is ready for the steel structures assembly. According to project, the passenger terminal will occupy an area of three hectares. It is built...

The final results of the 2nd Online Olympiad in the Chinese language among students of universities of Turkmenistan, organized by the International University for Humanities and Development with the support of the Ministry of Education of the country, have been announced. The participants of the Olympiad performed in two categories. The first was represented by students specializing in the study of the Chinese language and literature, the second - by representatives of other areas of training...

Within the framework of the visit of the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to Afghanistan H.Ovezov to the city of Herat there were held negotiations with the representatives of Afghanistan. The visit started from the talks of the delegations of Turkmenistan and Afghanistan in an expanded format. Then the meetings were held in working group’s format on various directions of cooperation. During the meeting of the working group on the border and security, the issues...

UNDP and European Union launched the regional project “Creation of SDGs platform int eh Central Asia”. In the official ceremonial launch participated the officers of the state bodies of the Central Asian countries, including Turkmenistan, delegations of EU in the Central Asian countries, and the representatives of the international financial institutions and non-government organizations. The regional project is aimed at the acceleration of SDG realization in the Central Asia, by assisting...

Today, on November 22, under the chairmanship of the co-Chair of the Turkmen part of the Committee, the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov and the co-Chair of the Chinese part of the Committee, Member of Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, the Senior Vice Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China Han Zheng the regular fifth meeting of Turkmenistan-China Committee on Cooperation was held. During the me...