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  1. Gurbanguly BerdymukhammedovRead the original story

    Monday Jun 29 | Encyclopaedia Britannica

    Berdymukhammedov was the grandson of a distinguished local schoolteacher. In 1979 he graduated from the dental faculty of the Turkmen State Medical Institute and started work as a dentist in an Ashgabat clinic.

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  2. Turkmenistan: The final frontierRead the original story

    Sunday Jun 21 | The Independent

    It's mostly desert but, as part of the ancient Persian empire and, more recently, the USSR, Turkmenistan is, historically and culturally, anything but arid, says Lucy Ash A soldier staggered past me, his face contorted, clutching a handkerchief to his jaw.

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  3. Turkmens Launch $1.5 Bln ResortRead the original story

    Saturday Jun 20 | CBS News

    The president of this normally reclusive nation staged lavish ceremonies for foreign guests and media Monday to launch a new $1.5 billion resort on the desert shore of the Caspian Sea in a city named after his eccentric and autocratic predecessor.

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  4. 6. Turkmenistan Opens $1.5Bln ResortRead the original story

    Monday Jun 15 | The Moscow Times

    Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP Turkmenistan hopes that the posh resort, located on the shores of the Caspian Sea, will help diversify its economy.

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  5. Turkmens launch $1.5 bln resortRead the original story

    Monday Jun 15 | Salon.com

    The president of this normally reclusive nation staged lavish ceremonies for foreign guests and media Monday to launch a new $1.5 billion resort on the desert shore of the Caspian Sea in a city named after his eccentric and autocratic predecessor.

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  6. US$1.5b Resort Project Starts In TurkmenistanRead the original story

    Monday Jun 15 | Hotels

    By DOUGLAS BIRCH, Associated Press Writer -- Associated Press Financial Wire , June 15, 2009 Monday 12:25 PM GMT The president of this normally reclusive nation staged lavish ceremonies for foreign guests and media Monday to launch a new $1.5 billion resort on the desert shore of the Caspian Sea in a city named after his eccentric and autocratic ...

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  7. Central Asia News Digest: TurkmenistanRead the original story

    Mar 25, 2009 | Turkmenistan.neweurasia.net

    According to a Presidential Decree that was signed by Berdymukhamedov, the Turkmen Post Ministry has to sign a contract with two Russian agencies for the subscription of Russian newspapers .

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  8. Turkmenistan: The Recluse of the Stans

    May 28, 2009 | Online Scene

    Where you can expect to find a city made of gold, as well as the 'Doorway to Hell'. Turkmenistan is one of the more curious 'Stans' of central Asia.

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  9. Central Asia News Digest: TurkmenistanRead the original story

    Mar 25, 2009 | Turkmenistan.neweurasia.net

    According to a Presidential Decree that was signed by Berdymukhamedov, the Turkmen Post Ministry has to sign a contract with two Russian agencies for the subscription of Russian newspapers .

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  10. Welcome to PipelineistanRead the original story w/Photo

    Mar 24, 2009 | Mother Jones

    The bloodstream of the global energy war is the pipelines that crisscross the planet's potential imperial battlefields.

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  11. KEN SILVERSTEINa "Turkmen Dictator Finds Help in United StatesRead the original story

    Feb 20, 2009 | Harper's Magazine

    For my book Turkmeniscam: How Washington Lobbyists Fought to Flack for a Stalinist Dictatorship , I posed as Kenneth Case, a businessman with energy interests in Turkmenistan.

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  12. Turkmenistan: New Tourist Resort Area Gears Up for Inaugural SeasonRead the original story

    Jan 29, 2009 | EurasiaNet

    The first batch of holiday makers to the Avaza tourism zone in Turkmenistan is expected to arrive this summer.

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