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07. Awaza

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Just outside Turkmenbasy is Awaza, or, to be precise, the Awaza National Tourist Zone. An unreal collection of futuristic hotels, all huge, complemented by the occasional holiday cottage enclaves, everything connected by wide avenues. Never mind these avenues, and the six lane entry road, only busses are allowed in; at the edge of the complex [...]

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06. Turkmenbasy

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After our visit to Old Nisa we head for the railway station. We have been booked on the night train to Turkmenbasy, Turkmenistan’s port at the Caspian Sea – the Caspian being an inland sea, of course, so this is not a very large harbour. Turkmenbasy was named after the first president, Niyazov, who awarded [...]

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