Where is Turkmenistan?
Turkmenistan is a country in Central Asia.
- Type
- Country
- Continent
- Asia
- Region
- Central Asia
- Land borders
- 4: Afghanistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan
- Coast
- None. Turkmenistan is landlocked.
- Area
- About 470,000 km² on the game’s map
- Hemispheres
- Northern; Eastern
- Capital city
- 37.95° N, 58.38° E
About Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is a landlocked Central Asian country where the Karakum Desert covers over 80 percent of the land. Independent since 1991, it has been ruled by the Niyazov and Berdimuhamedow personality cults and holds the world's fifth-largest natural gas reserves. Its white marble capital, Ashgabat, and the burning Darvaza crater are its best-known sights.
Clues from Atlas Daily
Round 4 on 16 October 2026 (#45), hardest clue first:
- Geologists divide it into the Epigersin platform, Alpine shrinkage and Epiplatform orogenesis regions.
- Its highest summit is Ayrybaba in the Kugitangtau Range at 3,137 metres.
- It declared independence on 27 October 1991 as the Soviet Union came apart.
- Its president wrote a state religious text called the Ruhnama, meaning Book of the Soul.
Nearby places from past puzzles
- Iran 670 km away
- Azerbaijan 780 km away
- Tajikistan 910 km away
- Uzbekistan 1,000 km away
- Armenia 1,200 km away
- Georgia 1,200 km away
- Iraq 1,400 km away
- Kuwait 1,400 km away
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Sources: Wikipedia: Turkmenistan. Borders, area and map from Natural Earth 1:50m outlines, the same ones the game uses.