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Turkmen in Independence Park
Arch of Neutrality
Independence Monument
Turkmenbashy Ruhy Mosque
President's Palace
 A Lonely Lenin
Turkmenistan flag
The prize
Ministry of Defence
Local girls at the Hippodrome
Earthquake Monument
Local girls at the Hippodrome
Local uniform
Traditional costume
Ruhayyet Palace
Race track 2
All the Presidents' men
Local cakes
Race track
Turkmen horses' sculpture
Carpets at Tolkuchka
Carpet bazaar
Carrots at Tolkuchka
Yet more Carpets
Kyz Kala - interior
Yarns
Wedding decoration
Peppers at tolkuchka
Fabric Bazaar at Tolkuchka
Remains of the day
Tolkuchka hats
Judo at the Races
Mausoleum of Ibn Zaydi
Cotton fields
Pilgrims at Najm ad-Din al-Kubra shrine
Walls of Kyz Kala
Cotton pickers Urgench
Dried fruit
Melons
The disputed mausoleum
Nejm ad-Din al-Kubra shrine
Inside Dome of the Mausoleum of Turabeg
Portal of Nejm ad-Din al-Kubra shrine

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Carpets at Tolkuchka

Carpets at Tolkuchka

Tolkuchka bazaar

Carpets known to most of the outside world as Bukhara carpets are in fact made in Turkmenistan. There is an infinite choice to be found at the famous Tolkuchka Sunday Bazaar in Ashgabad. Exporting them is not simple - all carpets must be certified eligible for exportation and duty has to be paid on the size and quality of the piece.

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