Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is a state in Transoxiana and Khwarazm (Central and North Asia) that has existed since 1991 CE. Its people spoke Turkic languages (Gokturk, Uyghur, Seljuk, Ottoman, Kazakh, Tatar).
Independent in 1991 under Saparmurat Niyazov, who built a personality cult around himself as Turkmenbashi. It exports gas mainly to China and remains one of the most closed states in the world.
See Turkmenistan on the interactive timeline
Facts
- Dates
- 1991 CE to the present
- Duration
- 34 years
- Type
- State
- Region
- Transoxiana and Khwarazm, Central and North Asia
- Language family
- Turkic
- Capital
- Ashgabat
Came from
Events in Central and North Asia during its time
- Central Asian republics become independent
Neighbours in Central and North Asia
- Soviet Union
- Mongolian People's Republic
- Russian Federation
- Kazakhstan
- Uzbekistan
- Mongolia
- Yakut ASSR and Sakha Republic
- Xinjiang under the People's Republic
- Kazakh SSR
- Kirghiz SSR
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Portuguese Empire
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Haiti
- Commonwealth of Australia
- Indonesia
- Republic of India
- People's Republic of China
- Soviet Union
- Republic of South Africa (apartheid era)
Questions
When did Turkmenistan exist?
1991 CE to the present, about 34 years.
Where was Turkmenistan?
Transoxiana and Khwarazm, in Central and North Asia. Its capital was Ashgabat.
What language did Turkmenistan speak?
Turkic. This family includes Gokturk, Uyghur, Seljuk, Ottoman, Kazakh, Tatar.
What came before Turkmenistan?
Soviet Union and Turkmen SSR.