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Independence Day (Turkmenistan)
Independence Day of Turkmenistan () is the main state holiday in Turkmenistan. This date is celebrated in Turkmenistan annually on September 27. History The Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic participated in the referendum held in March 1991 in an attempt to preserve the Soviet Union as a renewed federation called the Union of Sovereign States, a referendum in which 98.26% of voters approved. Following the events of the failed coup that took place in August, the Supreme Soviet of the Turkmenistan decided to adopt the law "About Independence and Bases of a State System of Turkmenistan", effectively declaring its independence on 27 October 1991. After disintegration of the USSR, the Turkmen SSR became one of the last republics in the former Soviet Union to proclaim state sovereignty. In 2018, the government of Turkmenistan voted to move the date exactly a month back to September 27. Celebrations When it comes to formal protocol, there is a ceremony of laying flowers at the I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkmen Alphabet
The Turkmen alphabet refers to variants of the Latin script, Latin alphabet, Cyrillic script, Cyrillic alphabet, or Arabic script, Arabic alphabet used for writing of the Turkmen language. The modified variant of the Latin script, Latin alphabet currently has an official status in Turkmenistan. For centuries, literary Turkic tradition in Central Asia (Chagatai language, Chagatai) revolved around the Arabic alphabet. At the start of the 20th century, when local literary conventions were to match colloquial variants of Turkic languages, and Turkmen-proper started to be written, it continued to use the Arabic script. In the 1920s, in Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Turkmenistan, issues and shortcomings of the Arabic alphabet for accurately representing Turkmen were identified and the orthography was refined (same as other Arabic-derived orthographies in Central Asia, such as Uzbek alphabet, Uzbek and Kazakh alphabets). But by 1928, due to state-policy, this orthography wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of The United States
The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president directs the Federal government of the United States#Executive branch, executive branch of the Federal government of the United States, federal government and is the Powers of the president of the United States#Commander-in-chief, commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces. The power of the presidency has grown since the first president, George Washington, took office in 1789. While presidential power has ebbed and flowed over time, the presidency has played an increasing role in American political life since the beginning of the 20th century, carrying over into the 21st century with some expansions during the presidencies of Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Presidency of George W. Bush, George W. Bush. In modern times, the president is one of the world's most powerful political figures and the leader of the world's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public Holidays In Turkmenistan
Public Holidays in Turkmenistan are laid out in the Constitution of Turkmenistan, which acts as a list of nationally recognized public holidays in the country. Main public holidays * New Year's Day (January 1) * International Women's Day (March 8) * Nowruz (March 21–22) * State Flag and Constitution Day (May 18) * Independence Day (September 27) * Day of Remembrance (October 6) * Day of Neutrality (December 12) * Uraza Bayram (Shawwal 1; Gregorian date determined annually by Presidential decree) * Kurban Bayram (Dhu al-Hijja 10; Gregorian date determined annually by Presidential decree) Professional holidays * Memorial Day (January 12) * Defender of the Fatherland Day (January 27) * Turkmen Racing Horse Festival (ru: Праздник туркменского скакуна) (27 April) * Day of Remembrance of National Heroes of Turkmenistan in the 1941-1945 World War (May 9) * Day of Revival, Unity, and the Poetry of Magtymguly (May 18–19) * Turkmen Carpet Day (Ден� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
September Observances
September is the ninth month of the year in the Julian calendar, Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 30 days. September in the Northern Hemisphere and March in the Southern Hemisphere are seasonally equivalent. In the Northern hemisphere, the beginning of the meteorological autumn is on 1 September. In the Southern hemisphere, the beginning of the meteorological Spring (season), spring is on 1 September. September marks the beginning of the Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar, ecclesiastical year in the Eastern Orthodox Church. It is the start of the academic term, academic year in many countries of the northern hemisphere, in which children go back to school after the Summer vacation, summer break, sometimes on September 1, the first day of the month. Some Libra (astrology), Libras and Virgo (astrology), Virgos are born in September, with Virgos being born on September 1st through September 22nd and Libras September 23rd through September 30. September (Roman mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akja Nurberdiýewa
Akja Täjiýewna Nurberdiýewa (born 1957) is a Turkmen politician who has served as the Chairperson of the Assembly of Turkmenistan from 2006 to 2018. She replaced Öwezgeldi Ataýew who was arrested the previous day. Biography ''The first two subsections are translations of the Russian-language Wikipedia article Нурбердыева, Акджа Таджиевна'' Education Akja Nurberdiýewa holds a candidate of philosophical sciences degree and was educated as a teacher. Political career From 2000 to 2005 Nurberdiýewa was a deputy of the Assembly of Turkmenistan (), 2nd convocation. As of 2005 she became deputy speaker of the Mejlis in the new convocation. Concurrently, she was an elected secretary of the Democratic Party of Turkmenistan from Ahal Province, and chair of the National Labor Union Center until 23 February 2007. From 22 December 2006 until 23 February 2007 she was acting speaker of the Mejlis. On 23 February 2007 she was elected speaker of the Mejl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honor Guard
A guard of honour (Commonwealth English), honor guard (American English) or ceremonial guard, is a group of people, typically drawn from the military, appointed to perform ceremonial duties – for example, to receive or guard a head of state or other dignitaries, the fallen in war, or to attend at state ceremonials, especially funerals. In military weddings, especially those of commissioned officers, a guard, composed usually of service members of the same branch, form the sabre arch. In principle, any military unit could act as a guard of honour. In some countries, certain units are specially assigned to undertake guard of honour postings or other public duties. Republican guards, royal guards and foot guards frequently have ceremonial duties assigned to them. Guards of honour also serve in the civilian world for fallen police officers, firefighters, and other civil servants. Uniformed firefighting and law enforcement personnel render military-style salutes, and color gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Equestrian Sports Complex
The International Equestrian Sports Complex () is the largest horse racing hippodrome in Turkmenistan Turkmenistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest and the Caspian Sea to the west. Ash .... The total area of the complex is 90 hectares. The complex was opened on 29 October 2011, at a cost of US$106,800,000. The hippodrome was constructed by the Turkish company Etkin. The circuit allows both jumps and races to take place. It is located in Arkadag on Kopetdag Avenue, situated near the National Museum of Wildlife of Turkmenistan. It has stables for 600 horses. Along with the race track and stables, there are also 57 two-storied cottages and two family houses for 114 owners, kindergarten for 160 children, 2 markets, a playground and sports fields, as well as a social-cultural center. With the completion of the developm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Nowshera ( ; ; ) is the capital city of Nowshera District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is the 78th largest city in Pakistan and ninth largest city in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Located in the Valley of Peshawar, Nowshera lies on the Kabul River, and is approximately east of the provincial capital Peshawar, along the Grand Trunk Road. Etymology The local Pashto name of the city is ''Nowkhār'' (), which means "New City". It was translated into Dari Persian and Urdu as ''Nowshehra'' (), which is a word with the same meaning. History Nowshera was developed during the Afghan Durrani Empire. The Battle of Nowshera was fought in March 1823 between the forces of Pashtuns with support from Azim Khan Barakzai, Durrani governor against the Sikh Khalsa Army of Ranjit Singh.Ganda Singh (1986) ''Maharaja Ranjit Singh: First Death Centenary Memorial''. Nirmal Publishers The battle was a decisive victory for the Sikh Empire against Afghans and led to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistan Army Armoured Corps
The Pakistan Army Armoured Corps is a military administrative and combined arms service branch of the Pakistan Army. Headquartered in Nowshera, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan, the corps is commanded by its director-general, Major-General Zafar Marwat as of 2023. Overview The Pakistan Army's armored corps was commissioned as an administrative corps from the partition of the former British Indian Army's Armoured Corps– there were six regiments that formed the basis of the Armoured Corps. During the early years, the British Army officers played a crucial role in running the military operations from the Nowshera Cantonment which remains till this day Armoured Corps' headquarter. Until 1956, the training and field manuals were based on British Army but later adopted U.S. Army's field manual and training, which is continue to be practiced by armoured corps' training school. The School of Armor and Mechanized Warfare trains cadets and officers to be a part of the Armored Corps a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makhtumkuli Avenue
Magtymguly Avenue () is an avenue in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. It is considered to be the longest and most prominent avenue in the capital. Origins and description When it was originally created in the early 1880s, Magtymguly Avenue, then named Merv Prospect (), ran through the entire city and then merged with the road leading to Merv. It was subsequently renamed Kuropatkin Prospect () in honor of General Aleksey Kuropatkin. Later, during the Soviet period, the avenue was known as Freedom Prospect (), on which were hosted military and civilian parades on the occasion of many holidays, with most being held on Revolution Day (November 7), Victory Day (May 9), and International Workers' Day (May 1). From 1953 to 1961, following Joseph Stalin's death, the street was named Stalin Prospect (). During the period of Niyazov's rule when Ashgabat streets were assigned four-digit numbers, Magtymguly was given the number 2033. In 1971, a monument designed by architects V. Vysotin and V. Kutumo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fall Of The USSR
The Soviet Union was formally dissolved as a sovereign state and subject of international law on 26 December 1991 by Declaration No. 142-N of the Soviet of the Republics of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union. Declaration No. 142-Н of the Soviet of the Republics of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union, formally establishing the dissolution of the Soviet Union as a state and subject of international law. It also brought an end to the Soviet Union's federal government and General Secretary (also President) Mikhail Gorbachev's effort to reform the Soviet political and economic system in an attempt to stop a period of political stalemate and economic backslide. The Soviet Union had experienced internal stagnation and ethnic separatism. Although highly centralized until its final years, the country was made up of 15 top-level republics that served as the homelands for different ethnicities. By late 1991, amid a catastrophic political crisis, with several republics alre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
