TURKMENISTAN Prophetic Flag

INTERPRETATION OF TURKMENISTANA country in central Asia bordered by Afghanistan & Iran. They gained independence from Russia in 1991. They possess the worlds fourth largest natural gas resources in the desert. Most of the land is covered by the Karakum Desert (its name means black sand) with some parts getting less than 1/2 inch annually. Its dust & pollution has been found in Antarctic & Greenland ice. Within the desert is the Darvaza gas crater, also known as the “ door or gates of hell” as it is an open gas fissure that has burned for at least the last 40 years and is one of their biggest tourist attractions.It borders the Caspian Sea- the worlds largest enclosed body of water that is really a salty lake with about a third of the salinity of most seawater. It is undrinkable. It has over 130 rivers drain into it, but the Volga river from Europe gives nearly 80% it inflow bringing in bio-pollutants plus oil drilling in the area has polluted it. Since 1993, citizens have re