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4 unusual facts about Ashgabat


1929 Koppeh Dagh earthquake

Fifty-seven diverse locations reported damage, including casualties in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.

Afnán

In the late 19th century the family established a large trading business based in Shiraz and Yazd in Iran, with offices in Beirut, Bombay, Hong Kong and 'Ishqábád.

Joey Suk

But, due to their Indonesian citizenship haven't done yet, they can only play for the second leg in Ashkhabad, Turkmenistan, March 9, 2011.

Şemşat Annagylyjowa

"appointed deputy mayor of Ashgabat city in charge of education, culture, healthcare, and sports for a probationary period of six months. In case of unsatisfactory fulfillment of her official duties, she will be relieved of her post without the offer of another job."


Haji Alakbar Mosque

The Haji Alakbar mosque was constructed in 1890 by renowned architect of the time Karbalayi Safikhan Karabakhi who also built Yukhari Govhar Agha Mosque and Ashaghi Govhar Agha Mosque in Shusha, Agdam Mosque in Agdam, mosques in Horadiz and Qocahmadli villages, Tatar mosque in Odessa, Ukraine and Qababaghlilar Mosque in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.

HTTU Aşgabat

International Turkmen-Turkish University Football Club (Ashgabat), usually referred to as HTTU, is a Turkmenistan professional football club based in Ashgabat.

Joyce Anne Barr

She has held assignments in Stockholm (1980), Budapest (1982), Nairobi (1985), Khartoum (1989), Ashgabat (1998), and Kuala Lumpur, where she was Counselor for Management Affairs.

Turkmenistan national ice hockey team

The sport is unfortunately not so popular in Turkmenistan is ice hockey, until the President of Turkmenistan, Saparmurat Niyazov ordered the construction of an ice palace in the desert foothills of the Kopet Dag.


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