Turkmenistan - tourism land.
Present-day Turkmenistan covers territory that has been at the crossroads of civilizations for centuries. The area was ruled in antiquity by various Persian empires and also by Alexander the Great, Muslim armies, the Mongols, Turkic warriors, and eventually the Russians. In medieval times Merv (located in present-day Mary province) was one of the great cities of the Islamic world and an important stop on the Silk Road. Annexed by Russia in the late 1800s, Turkmenistan later figured prominently in the anti-Bolshevik movement in Central Asia. In 1924, Turkmenistan became a Soviet republic; it achieved independence upon the dissolution of the USSR in 1991. Extensive hydrocarbon/natural gas reserves, which have yet to be fully exploited, have begun to transform the country.
Today, according to the World Economic Forum, Turkmensitan's economy is the second fastest-growing economy in the world.

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