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This post also available in:| Ελληνικά | · Τουρκμενιστάν: Η "Πύλη της Κολάσεως" |
| Français | · 'La porte de l'enfer' du Turkménistan |
| Español | · La 'Puerta al Infierno' en Turkmenistán |
| Malagasy | · 'Ny Varavaran'ny Helo' Any Turkmenistan |
| Deutsch | · "Die Tor zur Hölle" ist in Turkmenistan |
| русский | · "Дорога в ад" в Туркменистане |
‘The Door to Hell’ as seen at night, via Wikipedia.
In the middle of the Karakum Desert in Turkmenistan, there is a huge flaming crater. Known as ‘The Door to Hell', it has been burning since 1971. Bakhrom Mananov on Central Asia Notes has more on this, including magnificent photos and videos.
More »On the video from [his son's] wedding, Emomali Rahmon shows himself as a real, normal man – he has fun, dances with joy, and encourages everyone else to do the same. Don’t all our men behave the same way at their sons’ weddings?
After lengthy debates, the parliament in Kyrgyzstan has adopted legislation banning young women from travelling abroad without parental consent. On Registan.net, Alisher Abdug'oforov suggests that the new legislation not only violates the country's constitution, but is also unlikely to solve any problems it is designed to address.
Mardikornoma blog comments [tj] on the constitution of Tajikistan, suggesting that it has become more of a fairy tales book than the country's supreme law:
As I skim through the pages of Tajikistan's Constitution, I cannot help thinking that this document must be from some other country.
As Turkmenistan celebrates a recent Guinness World Record award for the highest density of white marble buildings, Caravanistan writes about the “weird, sad, and revealing” world records held by other countries of Central Asia.
Three prominent bloggers in Vietnam have been arrested in less than a month. All three are accused of spreading anti-state propaganda.... More »
For a lighter take: “How To Avoid NSA Surveillance”
death to all muslims starting with obama.....الموت لجميع المسلمين بدءا من أوباما!
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