| Turkmenistan | |
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Capital: Aşgabat Population: 5,042'920 Mio. Area: 488,100 km² People: 77 % Turkmen, 9% Uzbeken, 9 % Russians, rest Kasachen, Tataren, Ukrainer, Armenier, Azerbaijanis and Beludschen Languages: Turkmen |
Route cycled:
Sarakhs - Farab / 82 km
2012 |
Stage / Destination |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.06. | Tendchen | 26 |
2:15 |
43 |
Massive headwind, hot, disastrous bumpy track, endless expanses, very hot | |||
| 13.06. | Turkmenabat | 10 |
0:30 |
 |
38 |
Night train to Turkmenabat, only got a 5-day visa | ||
| 14.06. | Turkmenabat | 0 |
 |
38 |
Rest day, sightseeing, desert, a city in the "sandpit" |
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| 15.06. | Farab | 46 |
3:18 |
 |
46 |
Border with Uzbekistan | ||
| Total Turkmenistan | 82 |
6:03 |
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