Some sources say it was formed in 1971 and was set alight immediately by Soviet geologists, but Turkmenistan geologists claim it formed in the ’60s and wasn’t ignited until the 1980s.

A giant hole in the middle of a desert, constantly spewing flames and lighting up the night sky has been burning non-stop for ...

Like the other Central Asian republics, Turkmenistan underwent the intrusion and rule of several foreign powers before falling under first Russian and then Soviet control in the modern era.

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In 1994 members of the former Communist Party of Turkmenistan continued to fill the majority of government and civic leadership posts, and much of the ideologically justified Soviet-era political ...

Banks are currently being mandated and E/S due diligence will begin shortly. The State Bank for Foreign Economic Affairs of Turkmenistan (Turkmenvnesheconombank) is acting as the borrower. Ronesans ...

TEHRAN – The Iran-Turkmenistan Joint Chamber of Commerce has announced the formation of a special economic consortium aimed ...

This is the seventh Olympic Games that Turkmenistan has competed in as its own independent nation. Prior to 1996, Turkmen athletes competed on teams with the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union, and the ...

Kyrgyzstan announced Thursday it would exchange territories disputed with Tajikistan since the fall of the Soviet Union, ending a decades-long spat be ...

Known as the ‘Door to Hell,’ this fiery crater is located in Turkmenistan, a country in Central Asia. It was never meant to exist, but due to a Soviet drilling accident in 1971, what was once ...