Word: turkmenistan
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...west of Uzbekistan, on the Turkmenistan border, is Khiva. Although not a Silk Road city, from the 16th to 18th centuries it prospered from trade with Russia and as a slave market. Today the infamous oasis is preserved almost as a ghost town within the confines of its walls. Turquoise tiles dazzle from the incomplete Kalta Minor minaret. The twin turrets of the West Gate are breathtaking, as is the all-encompassing view from the Khan's Kunya Ark. Tour the bazaar outside the eastern wall: until 1873 thousands of slaves?Russians, Kurds and Persians?were sold at the pens...
Bush did not mention what many consider the most high-profile failure of his administration, in the area of foreign policy. At the administration's first state dinner, the President mistakenly referred to the President of Turkey as the "Shah of Turkmenistan," and the people of the country as "Turkeys." The resultant diplomatic repercussions resulted in the State Dinner Conflict of 2002, which ended with an official apology and the resignation of the Secretary of State...