ASHGABAT, TURKMENISTAN — Turkmenistan is home to one of the most impressive new airports in the world. A massive $2.3 billion ($3.07 billion CAD) was spent on the new airport, according to the BBC.
The sprawling structure takes the shape of a flying falcon, a design that is similar to the mascot of Turkmenistan Airlines, the national carrier.
Lines will not be an issue at the airport, with a capacity to process more than 1,600 passengers an hour. According to government figures, only 105,000 tourists visited the Central Asian country in 2015.
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President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov stated the country has “solid transit potential”. No kidding.
The capital city is also known for other unique structures such as a publishing house in the shape of a book, and two giant statues of the current president and his late predecessor.
Statue of Magtymguly in Ashgabat.
The Monument of Neutrality
Monumen of Niyazov and Arch of Independence.
