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The Neutrality Arch in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, features a gilded statue of President Saparmurat Niyazov on top, with a statue of a Turkmen horseman in the foreground.
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Neutrality Arch

monument, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
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The Neutrality Arch in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, features a gilded statue of President Saparmurat Niyazov on top, with a statue of a Turkmen horseman in the foreground.
Ashgabat A golden statue of former president Saparmurad Niyazov rotating to continuously face the Sun, atop the Neutrality Arch, Ashgabat, Turkm.

The Neutrality Arch is a monument located in Ashgabat, the capital city of Turkmenistan. Ashgabat itself is an administrative, industrial, transportation, and cultural center situated in an oasis at the northern foot of the Kopet-Dag Range and on the edge of the Karakum Desert. The city is known for its marble edifices and golden statues, many of which were erected during the presidency of Saparmurat Niyazov. The Neutrality Arch, a prominent landmark, symbolizes Turkmenistan's permanent neutrality, a status declared in 1995.12

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