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	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : The Culture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Culture is a fictional anarchic, socialistic and utopian society created by the Scottish writer Iain M. Banks and described by him in several of his novels and shorter fictions.
		The Culture is a posthuman society, which originally arose when seven or eight roughly humanoid space-faring species coalesced into a quasi-collective - a "group-civilisation" - ultimately consisting of approximately thirty trillion (short scale) sentient beings.
		An analysis of the Culture on the Kardashev scale places it approximately at a level 3 civilization, meaning it is able to harness all the energy of its galaxy.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /The_Culture (2577 words)

	Turkmenistan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Turkmenistan region soon came to be known as the capital of Greater Khorasan when the caliph Al-Ma'mun moved his capital to Merv.
		The October Revolution of 1917 in Russia and subsequent political unrest led to the declaration of the Turkmen Republic as one of the 15 republics of the Soviet Union in 1924.
		Turkmen is the official language of Turkmenistan, though Russian still is widely spoken as a "language of inter-ethnic communication" (per the 1992 Constitution).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Turkmenistan (1488 words)

	Tourism in Turkmenistan - Turkmenistan General Information
		Ashgabat is the capital of Turkmenistan with population of 500,000 inhabitants.
		Turkmenistan's economy is predominantly agricultural, with cotton as its primary crop.
		The state flag of Turkmenistan is emerald green with a vertical red stripe on the left, at the flagstaff.
	www.sitara.com /turkmenistan/general.html (3683 words)

	Turkmenistan
		Turkmenistan is the southernmost republic of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), the loose federation created at the end of 1991 by most of the post-Soviet states.
		Turkmenistan's government stresses its secular nature and its support of freedom of religious belief, as embodied in the 1991 Law on Freedom of Conscience and on Religious Organizations in the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic and institutionalized in the 1992 constitution.
		Turkmenistan has substantial reserves of oil and gas, and geologists have estimated that 99.5 percent of its territory is conducive to prospecting.
	www.mongabay.com /reference/country_studies/turkmenistan/all.html (17368 words)

	Turkmenistan History & Turkmenistan Culture \| iExplore.com
		Turkmenistan fell into the British sphere of influence but the Bolsheviks took control of the region in 1920 and incorporated Turkmenistan as a union republic in 1925.
		Turkmenistan’s ability to embrace the reforms made possible by glasnost and independence were hampered by its backward economy and, as a result, it retains many more of the trappings of the old system than other post-Soviet republics.
		Turkmenistan is a member of the Economic Co-operation Organization, which brings together the former republics of the southern Soviet Union with Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, Greece and Turkey.
	www.iexplore.com /dmap/Turkmenistan/History (1051 words)

	FANTASIA -> Turkmenistan
		Turkmenistan is known for its wonderful Akhal Teke horses, the ancestor of the Arabian racehorse.
		A visit to Turkmenistan will be a journey into a rich and colourful past, still totally untouched by tourism where no one is considered a stranger but a friend that has not yet been met.
		Turkmenistan is the fourth largest natural gas producer in the world; there is also a huge capacity of petroleum extraction.
	www.fantasticasia.net /?p=4 (367 words)

	Turkmenistan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Turkmenistan is a highly authoritarian state with a highly authoritarian political culture.
		Turkmenistan has recognized its president by naming numerous institutions, including cities, irrigation canals, numerous schools, streets and buildings, in his honor.
		The Turkmenistan president is head of state and the chief executive officer of the government.
	www.unm.edu /~gleasong/321/states/tur/turkmenistan.html (354 words)

	Welcome
		Turkmenistan has border in the north with Kazakhstan, in the east and north-east with Uzbekistan in the south with Iran and in the south-east with Afghanistan.
		Turkmenistan is a democratic, lawbased and secular state, which wields supreme and full authority on its territory and independently pursues domestic and foreign policies.
		Turkmenistan is an equal subject of the world community, adheres in foreign policy to the principles of peaceful coexistence, renunciation of the use of force and noninterference in the internal affairs of other states, mutually advantageous development of relations, good neighbourliness, the strengthening of friendship.
	www.turkmens.com /Turkmenistan.html (2958 words)

	The EU's relations with Turkmenistan - Overview
		Turkmenistan, with a population of around 4.9 million (although official estimates put the figure at nearer 6 million), is one of the most ethnically homogenous of the Central Asian states, with the proportion of ethnic Turkmens in the population reported to have increased from 72% in the 1989 census to 95% by 2003.
		In October 2000, the President reaffirmed the singularity of Turkmenistan’s political culture by arguing that it was not yet mature enough to make the transition to the multiparty democracy advocated by opposition and international groups alike.
		Turkmenistan has also participated valuably in a number of Tacis regional programmes in a number of different sectors, including INOGATE (energy), TRACECA (transport), environmental programmes focusing on water management and the Caspian Sea, as well as the BOMCA-CADAP programmes on border management and drug trafficking.
	ec.europa.eu /comm/external_relations/turkmenistan/intro (2120 words)

	Turkmenistan Flag,Turkmenistan Map, Turkmenistan Culture : SphereInfo.com
		Turkmenistan, officially Republic of Turkmenistan, republic in Central Asia, bordered on the north by Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, on the east by Uzbekistan and Afghanistan, on the south by Afghanistan and Iran, and on the west by the Caspian Sea.
		Turkmenistan is the southernmost of the former Soviet republics.
		Turkmenistan was limited to exporting gas to its impoverished central Asian neighbors, who were unable to pay their bills.
	www.sphereinfo.com /turkmenistan (1937 words)

	TURKMENISTAN: All Interesting Facts and Information
		Turkmenistan is rich in the gemstones deposits and occurrences.
		Turkmenistan is also famous for the Beyneu celestine deposit located in the north-west of Turkmenistan.
		The Repetek Reserve of the Ministry of Nature Protection of Turkmenistan is one of the numerous astonishing and wonderful natural corners of the Karakum, a land of bright sun, "golden" dunes and saxaul forests.
	countryturkmenistan.tripod.com (4070 words)

	Turkmenistan culture and society informatiom
		Trapped in a loveless marriage, he lost his two young sons to illness; later in life his whole body of work was not only confiscated by the Persians but, as he stood witness, the camel on which his precious manuscripts were loaded lost its footing and fell into a river to be swept away.
		Though Turkmenistan is predominantly a Sunni Muslim country, the religion is not militantly or strictly enforced.
		Centuries-old tribal loyalties are at least as important as Islam; even the most urbane Turkmen retains allegiance to his tribe, while in the more remote regions tribalism dominates to such an extent that each tribe is easily distinguished by dialect, style of clothing and jewellery and the patterns woven into their carpets.
	asiarecipe.com /turculture.html (1530 words)

	History & Culture
		Turkmenistan, the Turkmen fell under the control of Muslim khans (rulers)
		fought for the scattered oases in southern Turkmenistan.
		This neglect by Russia's government allowed the Turkmen to maintain their culture, language, and nomadic way of life with little interference.
	www.turkmenistanembassy.org /turkmen/history/history.html (1539 words)

	Discover the Wisdom of Mankind on Turkmenistan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Muslims in Turkmenistan are of the Sunni faith, and do not share the Islamic fundamentalism of their neighbors in......
		Turkmenistan, formerly known as the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic, is a country in Central Asia.
		Turkmenistan is dominated by an all-pervasive cult of personality extolling President Niyazov as Turkmenbashi ("Leader of all Turkmen").
	www.blinkbits.com /blinks/turkmenistan (1772 words)

	Culture of Turkmenistan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Turkmen people have traditionally been horse-breeding nomads, and even today after the fall of the USSR attempts to urbanize the Turkmens have not been very successful.
		Culture of: Afghanistan • Armenia • Azerbaijan • Bahrain • Bangladesh • Bhutan • Brunei • Cambodia • China [People's Republic of China
		Turkmenistan • United Arab Emirates • Uzbekistan • Vietnam • Yemen
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Culture_of_Turkmenistan (293 words)

	RADIO FREE EUROPE/ RADIO LIBERTY
		He told RFE/RL that Turkmenistan is seeking to expand its foreign contacts at a time when Western states and the Commonwealth of Independent States have effectively frozen relations with the Central Asian country.
		Turkmenistan and Iran need somehow to coordinate their positions in order to achieve a kind of multilateral agreement," Malgin said.
		Turkmenistan belongs to the basin of Iranian culture.
	www.rferl.org /features/2003/03/07032003164528.asp (779 words)

	Regional : Asia : Turkmenistan : Society and Culture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Turkmenistan: the Golden Age - Official page for news, state, politics, economy and society issues of Turkmenistan.
		Turkmenistan Project - Launched by the Open Society Institute, the project supports civic actors in Turkmenistan and abroad, and seeks to provide fuller information about the situation inside the country through independent research and media outreach.
		Turkmenistan - Here is information on Turkmenistan culture and human rights reports, with links to, food information, food culture, cooking methods, country information, food substitutions, and food history for Asia.
	www.webguest.com /Regional/Asia/Turkmenistan/Society_and_Culture (225 words)

	IAUNRC - Turkmenistan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Embassy of Turkmenistan - a brief description of the political, social and cultural situations in Turkmenistan.
		Turkmenistan: A Country Study, from the Library of Congress Area Handbook Series, presents an overview of and statistical data about Turkmenistan.
		Turkmenistan Links to various news and political information, maintained by Eric Herron, a Ph.D. candidate in Political Science at Michigan State University.
	www.indiana.edu /~iaunrc/turkmenistan.html (734 words)

	Turkmenistan-Islam and Middle East
		Archaeological Pre-History of Turkmenistan - Addresses questions about original inhabitants of Turkmenistan and their culture based off the archaeological discoveries and artifacts of the region.
		Languages of Turkmenistan: Ethnologue for Turkmenistan includes two living languages (Balochi and Turkmen) as well as an extinct language (Chagatai) with additional information about the languages and the demographics of Turkmenistan available.
		Britain in Turkmenistan: This is the British Embassy in Turkmenistan webesite.
	www.ou.edu /mideast/country/turkmeni.htm (621 words)

	DN TOURS Culture & Adventure Travel: Turkmenistan - Anau Mosque
		Welcome to Turkmenistan, DN TOURS will open for you doors in the novel world of culture of the remote past and a modern life of the Independent state
		Some skeletons of children, the remains of the painted ceramics, decorated with the geometrical ornament and the most ancient remains of the camels were discovered at the time of excavations.
		The United States and Turkmenistan have launched a restoration project at the 15th-century Seit Jemmalatdin Mosque in Annau, according to a press release from the U.S. Embassy in Ashgabat.
	www.dntours.com /anau.htm (553 words)

	Turkmenistan Chaihana - Introduction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Turkmenistan is a desert country located in Central Asia to the north of Iran and to the east of the Caspian Sea.
		Though the territory of Turkmenistan was at times a part of various dynasties and empires, "Turkmenistan" was never really a country prior to the twentieth century, but was instead a region inhabited by distinct tribes that shared a common culture.
		He is now commonly known as "Turkmenbashi" which is translated as "head of all Turkmen." Much has been written about Niyasov's style of leadership, most notably his "cult of personality." His smiling face appears everywhere throughout the country, from mandatory presidential portraits in every public building to his likeness on state-made yogurt and perfume bottles.
	www.chaihana.com /turktext.html (943 words)

	Turkmenistan
		Turkmenistan, lying on the famous great silk route, has been known to Indian traders.
		The Indian Minister of Tourism and Culture, Shri Anant Kumar, led the Indian delegation and inaugurated the days of Indian culture in Turkmenistan as well as a Manuscript exhibition on Bairam Khan.
		It is one of the premier institutions of Turkmenistan imparting training to nurses, laboratory assistants and technicians.
	meaindia.nic.in /foreignrelation/trkmenistan.htm (1601 words)

	FANTASIA -> Turkmenistan -> Culture -> Jewellery
		The huge region of Central Asian republics has many sided culture and art.
		At known distinctions of mode of life, languages of separate nations, keeping its national traditions and customs, historical experience of their development, permanent contacts and mutual influence, created similar or closely related features, which allowed to speak about unity of artistic tendencies.
		Despite the abundant engraving the wares were not turned to decorative ones, and carried its utilitarian functions, decorating the interior of the dwelling.
	www.fantasticasia.net /?p=443 (869 words)

	Turkmenistan Culture
		Muslims in Turkmenistan are of the Sunni faith, and do not share the Islamic fundamentalism of their neighbors in Afghanistan and Iran.
		There are five major tribes and more than a dozen smaller tribes and clans that spread across the deserts of Turkmenistan.
		Young women with two braids and a small scarf are unmarried; those with one braid and a big kerchief have been wed.
	www.traveldocs.com /tm/culture.htm (252 words)

	Peace Corps \| Learn About Peace Corps \| Where Does Peace Corps Work? \| Eastern Europe and Central Asia \| Turkmenistan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Volunteers living in this breathtaking country will experience the richness of Turkmenistan's culture and the warmth of its people.
		A former republic of the Soviet Union, Turkmenistan declared independence in October 1991.
		Turkmenistan has had little contact with the outside world, even before being absorbed by the Soviet Union 70 years ago.
	www.peacecorps.gov /index.cfm?shell=learn.wherepc.easteurope.turkmenistan (166 words)

	Portal for Work Abroad, Study Abroad, Overseas Cultural Travel and Living (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		In extended excerpts from her guidebook, which is part of the Living Abroad series by Avalon Travel Publishing, she offers step-by-step details and advice on local history, culture, geography, residency requirements, working visas, moving considerations, safety, retirement, and much more.
		Tim Leffel draws from his experience working abroad and interviews others to illustrate how taking the plunge and living as a local is often the best path to interesting and fulfilling work overseas.
		Dos and Don'ts in France, describes the tact and cultural insight necessary to live and work abroad successfully.
	transitionsabroad.com /.../culture_and_carpets_in_turkmenistan.shtml (2172 words)

	STANTOURS - Turkmenistan - Culture & Adventure
		On the route Ashgabat - Konye-Urgench - Bukhara this route forms a main leg of the ancient Silk Route.
		You will spend most of your time seeing the best of Turkmenistan: enjoy its modern Asian capital, Ashgabat, sample the famed Akhal-Teke horses, mingle with the crowds in the colourful Tolkuchka Bazaar and discover the largest archaeological site world-wide, the ancient cities of Merv.
		Watch breathtaking landscape on a moderate horse-riding tour and a 500 km trip through the sand desert.
	www.stantours.com /tm_syl_ca_ap.html (343 words)

	Turkmen President Fires Culture Minister - RADIO FREE EUROPE / RADIO LIBERTY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Atajanova, who had been chief prosecutor for more than a decade, was fired earlier this week after publicly confessing to stealing state property and taking bribes.
		Turkmenistan's new culture and broadcasting minister is Enebai Atayeva, a former head of the country's Trade Unions Center.
		A presidential decree says Atayeva has a probation period of six months and that she will not be offered a new job if she fails to perform her official duties.
	www.rferl.org /featuresarticle/2006/4/aa46dea9-7157-48d9-bd80-eccd3d7a9b49.html (192 words)

	Culture and history travel packages and vacations in Turkmenistan
		We have compiled a list of culture and history travel packages and vacations in Turkmenistan.
		If you are interested in any of these culture and history travel packages or vacations, please contact the operator directly with any questions for ordering free brochures or booking.
		This trip passes through the territory of three Central Asian Republics - Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan where in ancient times there were powerful states of Bactria and Sorgdiana.
	www.infohub.com /travel_packages/culture_history_turkmenistan_103.html (205 words)

	Information Consultative Center of Turkmenistan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Information Consultative Center of Turkmenistan (ICC of Turkmenistan) is a noncommercial organization founded with support from the Eurasia Foundation in 1995.
		The Center is very active in promoting market economy, democracy and culture in Turkmenistan and is involved in finding funding sources for non-commercial projects of various organizations, and providing the necessary information for grantmakers about local organisations.
		Compiling a database on various organisations in Turkmenistan including NGOs and grantmaking organisations that work in CIS countries in order to facilitate the search funding sources for non-commercial projects.
	www.civilsoc.org /nisorgs/turkmen/icc.htm (314 words)

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