Turkmenistan unveils ‘Arkadag’, a smart city in honor of the national leade: A US$5 billion ‘smart’ city named Arkadag was inaugurated in Turkmenistan, in honour of former strongman leader Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov.
Turkmenistan President, Serdar Berdymukhamedov has unveiled the city around 30km southwest of the capital, Ashgabat.
The new city is built in the foothills of the picturesque Kopet-Dag mountains and named after Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov. He ruled the country between 2006 and 2022 and now carries the title Hero Arkadag (Protector).