Turkmenistan - Wikipedia Turkmenistan[a] is a landlocked country in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan to the north, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest, and the Caspian Sea to the west [15] It is one of six independent Turkic states Ashgabat is the capital and largest city
Turkmenistan | People, Geography, Government, History | Britannica Turkmenistan, second largest country of Central Asia Though long home to the Turkmens, a nomadic Turkic people, the area did not become a political unit in its own right until its incorporation into the Soviet Union in 1924
Turkmenistan Maps Facts - World Atlas The blank outline map above represents the landlocked country of Turkmenistan in Central Asia The map can be downloaded for free, printed, and used for educational purpose
History of Turkmenistan - Wikipedia Modern Turkmenistan was radically transformed by the invasion of the Russian Empire, which conquered and annexed the region in the late 19th century