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2 unusual facts about Kopet Dag


Hypotia oxodontalis

It was described by Hampson in 1900, and is known from Central Asia (it was described from the Kopet Dag).

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.


Ulug Depe

Ulug Depe is an ancient Bronze Age site in the foothills of the Kopet Dag Mountains in the Karakum Desert of Kaka District (Kaahka) in the Ahal Province of south-eastern Turkmenistan.


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