Harvest Holiday in Turkmenistan: celebrations on the Garagum River, awards for farm workers and a 2023-born Akhal-Teke horse

Turkmenistan marked the Harvest Holiday on 8 November. The main events took place on the bank of the Garagum River, and celebrations continued in Arkadag city and across all regions. Attending were the Mejlis Chairperson, deputy chairmen of the Cabinet, heads of ministries and agencies, representatives of diplomatic missions and elders.

On 7 November, state awards and valuable gifts were presented at the S.A. Niyazov Turkmen Agricultural University to farm workers with strong results, on the instruction of President Serdar Berdimuhamedov. Agro-industrial workers gave the head of state a bay Akhal-Teke horse named Khazyna, born in 2023.

The programme included an exhibition of agricultural achievements, goresh wrestling for a main prize, and music and dance performances. The V International Theatre Festival also ended in the capital the same day.