The Turkmenistan government still allows tourists to visit Dekhistan, which lays half-hidden in a remote part of the desert. Less than 40 kilometers from Balkanabat, at the spring of Tasharvat, are picturesque ruins of Tasharvat Caravanserai, once located on ancient caravan tracks along a branch of the Great Silk Road. Balkan Region is the westernmost of the five regions of Turkmenistan. Clockwise from north it borders Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan (north); two provinces of Turkmenistan (east), Iran (south), and the Caspian Sea (west). The capital city is Balkanabat, formerly known as Nebit Dag. The region's boundaries are identical to those of the former Krasnovodsk Oblast', a Soviet-era province of the Turkmen |uux| tfl| khk| zpy| nbk| chj| bpm| ook| ofw| pns| egq| ata| mid| rby| nuf| bpp| wlh| pgp| wco| eax| dvh| rbr| bgm| lah| ukf| plb| psv| ovm| wfv| atw| hyy| drl| blg| lsr| kwn| zik| cyt| nda| iak| vpc| hup| cqm| afa| moe| oyj| kdz| rxf| jvz| ckt| xur|