Independence Square, Ashgabat

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Independence Square
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Independence Square
Native name Garaşsyzlyk meýdany  (Turkmen)
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]

Development[]

By June 2009, the square was renovated, with new fountains, original lamps and benches, being built over the course of six months.[7] 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.[8]

In September 2021, in honor of the 30th anniversary of Turkmen independence, the largest flat screen tv Central Asia was placed on the government tribune.[9] It coincided with the complete renovation of the government tribune.[10][11][12]

On September 16, a new complex of the State Tribune was opened, built on Kopetdag Avenue in the south of Ashgabat. [13]The former tribune in Independence Square will be reconstructed and renamed into the Business Reception Center of the Oguzkhan Presidential Palace.[14]

Events[]

The annual Turkmen Independence Day Parade, as well as welcome ceremony for foreign dignitaries visiting Ashgabat are held on the square.[15] Festivities on New Year's Eve occurs on the square.[16] In 2004, Turkmen leader Saparmurat Niyazov ordered that an original fountain be built on the square.[17] In May 2007, a "Star Show" took place on the square dedicated to the Day of Workers of Culture and Arts and the poetry of Magtymguly Fragi, with three powerful telescopes being installed on the central square for people to look into the lens.[18]

Landmarks[]

  • Oguzkhan Presidential Palace (formerly Turkmenbashi's Palace (Türkmenbaşi Köşgi))[19][15]
  • Ruhyýet Palace[15]
  • Ministry of Defense headquarters[15]
  • Ministry of Education headquarters[15]
  • Palace of Justice (Ministry of Justice and Supreme Court)
  • Ceremony Field and Protocol Building (Döwlet tribunasy)[20]
  • Neutrality Monument (From 1998 to 2010)[21]
  • Turkmen State Library[22]

Photos[]

  • A state welcoming ceremony on the square.

  • 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.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Batuman, Bülent (22 December 2017). New Islamist Architecture and Urbanism: Negotiating Nation and Islam through Built Environment in Turkey. ISBN 9781317358008.
  2. ^ Leonardis, Fabio De (12 October 2017). Nation-Building and Personality Cult in Turkmenistan: The Türkmenbaşy Phenomenon. ISBN 9781351268660.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Planet, Lonely; Mayhew, Bradley; Elliott, Mark; Masters, Tom; Noble, John (2014-04-01). Lonely Planet Central Asia. Lonely Planet. ISBN 9781743000786.
  5. ^ "Ashgabat, capital of Turkmenistan. (picture) The Independence Square, with the golden dome Palace of Turkmenbashi on the left and other ministries in the centre".
  6. ^ Proudman, Simon (13 May 2017). Turkmenistan: Far Flung Places Travel Guide. ISBN 9781546678403.
  7. ^ "Central square of Ashgabat renovated | Turkmenistan.ru". www.turkmenistan.ru. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
  8. ^ http://turkmenistan.gov.tm/?id=7384
  9. ^ "Самый большой мультимедийный экран в Центральной Азии разместили на Правительственной трибуне в Ашхабаде | Общество".
  10. ^ "В Ашхабаде состоится торжественное открытие новой Правительственной трибуны | Общество".
  11. ^ "Правительственную трибуну откроют 16 сентября. Бердымухамедов поручил определить точное время для торжества". 4 September 2021.
  12. ^ "Новая Правительственная трибуна на юге Ашхабада будет открыта 16 сентября | Общество".
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  14. ^ [2]
  15. ^ a b c d e "Turkmenbashy Square". eurasia.travel.
  16. ^ "Turkmen President attends New Year festivities in Ashgabat | Turkmenistan.ru". www.turkmenistan.ru.
  17. ^ "ORIGINAL FOUNTAIN TO DECORATE SQUARE ADJOINING TURKMENBASHI PALACE | Turkmenistan.ru". www.turkmenistan.ru.
  18. ^ ""Star Show" under way in central square of Ashgabat | Turkmenistan.ru". www.turkmenistan.ru. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
  19. ^ "Central Ashgabat". eurasia.travel.
  20. ^ Ceremony Field Protocol Building Polimeks (http://polimeks.com). Retrieved on 2017-09-13.
  21. ^ "Центральная площадь Ашхабада изменится | Общество | ИП "ТУРКМЕНинформ"". turkmeninform.com.
  22. ^ "полимекс – Церемониальная Площадь и Здание Правительства". polimeks.com/.


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