Independence Square, Ashgabat
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| Native name | Garaşsyzlyk meýdany Error {{native name checker}}: parameter value is malformed (help) |
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| Former name(s) | Karl Marx Square Neutrality Square[1][2] Turkmenbashy Square[3] |
| Type | Square |
| Location | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan |
| Other | |
| Known for | The Central Square in Ashgabat |
Independence Square (Turkmen: Garaşsyzlyk meýdany) is a square in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.[4][5] The identification number of the square is 2000.[6]
The annual Turkmen Independence Day Parade, as well as welcome ceremony for foreign dignitaries visiting Ashgabat are held on the square.[7] Festivities on New Year's Eve occurs on the square.[8] In 2004, Turkmen leader Saparmurat Niyazov ordered that an original fountain be built on the square.[9] In October 2014, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov acquainted with the progress of landscaping on the square, taking a bike ride through the central part of the square.[10]
Landmarks
- Oguzkhan Presidential Palace (formerly Turkmenbashi's Palace (Türkmenbaşi Köşgi))[11][7]
- Ruhyýet Palace[7]
- Ministry of Defense headquarters[7]
- Ministry of Education headquarters[7]
- Palace of Justice (Ministry of Justice and Supreme Court)
- Ceremony Field and Protocol Building (Döwlet tribunasy)[12]
- Neutrality Monument (From 1998-2010)[13]
- Turkmen State Library[14]
Photos
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A state welcoming ceremony on the square. -
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Ministry of Defense -
Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow walking outside the Oguzkhan Presidential Palace and onto the square. -
Berdimuhamedow and Ilham Aliyev in front of the Ceremony Field and Protocol Building.
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See also
References
- ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=HCtEDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT202&lpg=PT202&dq=Turkmenbashy+Square&source=bl&ots=vRQwvigkTo&sig=ACfU3U0Mqq7BO0eS6OTX2CQeWIb_m-0Shw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjYoqqnrLbpAhUNPq0KHfzxBNMQ6AEwBHoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=Turkmenbashy%20Square&f=false
- ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=laQ5DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT82&lpg=PT82&dq=Neutrality+Square&source=bl&ots=TTHY2Nmc2D&sig=ACfU3U24t7-LfAjXOqI3IMucmpq8GJf8Sw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjsn_O3rLbpAhUDKqwKHdjGCtgQ6AEwAnoECAUQAQ#v=onepage&q=Neutrality%20Square&f=false
- ^ "The national library, now named in honour of Saparmurat Turkmenbashy but once dedicated to Karl Marx, is a concrete square, completed in 1974". Retrieved 2017-01-24.
- ^ Planet, Lonely; Mayhew, Bradley; Elliott, Mark; Masters, Tom; Noble, John (2014-04-01). Lonely Planet Central Asia. Lonely Planet. ISBN 9781743000786.
- ^ "Ashgabat, capital of Turkmenistan. (picture) The Independence Square, with the golden dome Palace of Turkmenbashi on the left and other ministries in the centre".
- ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=B69mDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA96&lpg=PA96&dq=Turkmenbashy+Square&source=bl&ots=cw4QEQ_Uzr&sig=ACfU3U06AsvELFWqeRCBplU4Xw7bZZv2kA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjYoqqnrLbpAhUNPq0KHfzxBNMQ6AEwA3oECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=Turkmenbashy%20Square&f=false
- ^ a b c d e "Turkmenbashy Square". eurasia.travel.
- ^ http://www.turkmenistan.ru/en/node/7713
- ^ http://www.turkmenistan.ru/en/node/2980
- ^ http://turkmenistan.gov.tm/?id=7384
- ^ "Central Ashgabat". eurasia.travel.
- ^ Ceremony Field Protocol Building Polimeks (http://polimeks.com). Retrieved on 2017-09-13.
- ^ "Центральная площадь Ашхабада изменится | Общество | ИП "ТУРКМЕНинформ"". turkmeninform.com.
- ^ "полимекс - Церемониальная Площадь и Здание Правительства". http://polimeks.com/.
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