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Capital city
Ashgabat
Major inland sea Turkmenistan borders to its west
Caspian Sea
Countries that border Turkmenistan
Afghanistan
Iran
Kazakhstan
Uzbekistan
Famous gas crater that was accidentally set on fire in 1971 and still burns today
Gates of Hell
Country from which Turkmenistan gained its independence in 1991
Soviet Union
Most important export
Natural Gas
Most important cash crop
Cotton
Second lingua franca of Turkmenistan after Turkmen
Russian
Turkmenistan's national animal, Akhal-Teke, is a breed of this mammal
Horse
Turkmenistan has a national holiday to celebrate this hand-woven product
Carpets
"M" city founded by Alexander the Great which was one of the largest cities in the world during the 12th and 13th centuries, with about 500,000 residents
Merv
Currency of Turkmenistan
Manat
Desert that covers most of Turkmenistan
Karakum
"President for Life" from 1990–2006 who built a giant golden statue of himself that always rotated to face the sun
Saparmurat Niyazov
Expensive building material covering a high percentage of the buildings in the capital
White Marble
Meaning of the capital's name
City of Love
Like Switzerland, Turkmenistan is officially _____
I thought the same thing. If we're going to accept answers that aren't correct, can we also accept Tashkent for the capital, or ruble for the currency?
Yes, thank you! When I read the name I heard it in my head with John Oliver's voice. Now it's hard to get out my head his nsfw monologue about one specific horse.
Wiki says the gas crater was set on fire intentionally, not accidentally, although it was never meant to keep burning for 50 years. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darvaza_gas_crater
"Wiki" is usually not a proper name and, when it is, it does not refer to Wikipedia. Please understand that "wiki" is a generic term that describes a type of website or software.
The term "wiki" refers to a type of site patterned after C2 Wiki, the original site to use the term "wiki" (an abbreviation of WikiWikiWeb). There are in fact many such wikis in existence, of which Wikipedia is only one. Therefore, referring to any one of them (except perhaps the original C2 Wiki) using the capitalized "Wiki" is incorrect at best, and to a somewhat experienced Internet user, can be painful to hear.
Although your intentions may be obvious, such a blatant misuse of language is nevertheless painful.
To illustrate, imagine seeing someone say this:
"Tree's leaves are turning pretty colors. I think Tree looks nice today."
Feel that pain? This is what some Wikipedia users feel when people use "Wiki" to refer to "Wikipedia".
The term "wiki" refers to a type of site patterned after C2 Wiki, the original site to use the term "wiki" (an abbreviation of WikiWikiWeb). There are in fact many such wikis in existence, of which Wikipedia is only one. Therefore, referring to any one of them (except perhaps the original C2 Wiki) using the capitalized "Wiki" is incorrect at best, and to a somewhat experienced Internet user, can be painful to hear.
Although your intentions may be obvious, such a blatant misuse of language is nevertheless painful.
To illustrate, imagine seeing someone say this:
"Tree's leaves are turning pretty colors. I think Tree looks nice today."
Feel that pain? This is what some Wikipedia users feel when people use "Wiki" to refer to "Wikipedia".
(520 is the 'Turkmenistan has a crater that's been on fire known as the gates of hell)