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
Independence Square
Native nameGaraşsyzlyk meýdany
Former name(s)Karl Marx Square
Neutrality Square[1][2]
Turkmenbashy Square[3]
TypeSquare
LocationAshgabat, Turkmenistan
Other
Known forThe Central Square in Ashgabat

Development

By June 2009, the square was renovated, with new fountains, original lamps and benches, being built over the course of six months.[7] 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.[8]

Events

The annual Turkmen Independence Day Parade, as well as welcome ceremony for foreign dignitaries visiting Ashgabat are held on the square.[9] Festivities on New Year's Eve occurs on the square.[10] In 2004, Turkmen leader Saparmurat Niyazov ordered that an original fountain be built on the square.[11] In May 2007, a "Star Show" took place on the square dedicated to the Day of Workers of Culture and Arts and the poetry of Magtymguly Fragi, with three powerful telescopes being installed on the central square for people to look into the lens.[12]

Landmarks

Photos

See also

References
  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. "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.
  4. Planet, Lonely; Mayhew, Bradley; Elliott, Mark; Masters, Tom; Noble, John (2014-04-01). Lonely Planet Central Asia. Lonely Planet. ISBN 9781743000786.
  5. "Ashgabat, capital of Turkmenistan. (picture) The Independence Square, with the golden dome Palace of Turkmenbashi on the left and other ministries in the centre".
  6. 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
  7. "Central square of Ashgabat renovated | Turkmenistan.ru". www.turkmenistan.ru. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
  8. http://turkmenistan.gov.tm/?id=7384
  9. "Turkmenbashy Square". eurasia.travel.
  10. http://www.turkmenistan.ru/en/node/7713
  11. http://www.turkmenistan.ru/en/node/2980
  12. ""Star Show" under way in central square of Ashgabat | Turkmenistan.ru". www.turkmenistan.ru. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
  13. "Central Ashgabat". eurasia.travel.
  14. Ceremony Field Protocol Building Polimeks (http://polimeks.com). Retrieved on 2017-09-13.
  15. "Центральная площадь Ашхабада изменится | Общество | ИП "ТУРКМЕНинформ"". turkmeninform.com.
  16. "полимекс - Церемониальная Площадь и Здание Правительства". http://polimeks.com/. External link in |website= (help)

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