Independence Square, Ashgabat
Independence Square (Turkmen: Garaşsyzlyk meýdany) is a square in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.[4][5] The identification number of the square is 2000.[6]
 Independence Square | |
| Native name | Garaşsyzlyk meýdany |
|---|---|
| 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 |
The annual Turkmen Independence Day Parade, as well as welcome ceremony for foreign dignitaries visiting Ashgabat are held on the square.[7] Festivities on New Year's Eve occurs on the square.[8] In 2004, Turkmen leader Saparmurat Niyazov ordered that an original fountain be built on the square.[9] 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.[10]
Landmarks
- Oguzkhan Presidential Palace (formerly Turkmenbashi's Palace (Türkmenbaşi Köşgi))[11][7]
- Ruhyýet Palace[7]
- Ministry of Defense headquarters[7]
- Ministry of Education headquarters[7]
- Palace of Justice (Ministry of Justice and Supreme Court)
- Ceremony Field and Protocol Building (Döwlet tribunasy)[12]
- Neutrality Monument (From 1998-2010)[13]
- Turkmen State Library[14]
Photos
A state welcoming ceremony on the square..jpg)
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.
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See also
References
- https://books.google.com/books?id=HCtEDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT202&lpg=PT202&dq=Turkmenbashy+Square&source=bl&ots=vRQwvigkTo&sig=ACfU3U0Mqq7BO0eS6OTX2CQeWIb_m-0Shw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjYoqqnrLbpAhUNPq0KHfzxBNMQ6AEwBHoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=Turkmenbashy%20Square&f=false
- https://books.google.com/books?id=laQ5DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT82&lpg=PT82&dq=Neutrality+Square&source=bl&ots=TTHY2Nmc2D&sig=ACfU3U24t7-LfAjXOqI3IMucmpq8GJf8Sw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjsn_O3rLbpAhUDKqwKHdjGCtgQ6AEwAnoECAUQAQ#v=onepage&q=Neutrality%20Square&f=false
- "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.
- Planet, Lonely; Mayhew, Bradley; Elliott, Mark; Masters, Tom; Noble, John (2014-04-01). Lonely Planet Central Asia. Lonely Planet. ISBN 9781743000786.
- "Ashgabat, capital of Turkmenistan. (picture) The Independence Square, with the golden dome Palace of Turkmenbashi on the left and other ministries in the centre".
- https://books.google.com/books?id=B69mDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA96&lpg=PA96&dq=Turkmenbashy+Square&source=bl&ots=cw4QEQ_Uzr&sig=ACfU3U06AsvELFWqeRCBplU4Xw7bZZv2kA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjYoqqnrLbpAhUNPq0KHfzxBNMQ6AEwA3oECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=Turkmenbashy%20Square&f=false
- "Turkmenbashy Square". eurasia.travel.
- http://www.turkmenistan.ru/en/node/7713
- http://www.turkmenistan.ru/en/node/2980
- http://turkmenistan.gov.tm/?id=7384
- "Central Ashgabat". eurasia.travel.
- Ceremony Field Protocol Building Polimeks (http://polimeks.com). Retrieved on 2017-09-13.
- "Центральная площадь Ашхабада изменится | Общество | ИП "ТУРКМЕНинформ"". turkmeninform.com.
- "полимекс - Церемониальная Площадь и Здание Правительства". http://polimeks.com/. External link in
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