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For the climbers, dreaming to subdue the highest top of northern Pamir - Lenin peak towering on Trans Alai on 7134 meters above sea level, optimum time the end of summer - upon the beginning dawn. And during this period to Kyrgyzstan hundreds fans gather to overcome treasured top.

This year among subjugators of the mountain tops which have arrived from Germany, France, Russia, the USA and many other countries of globe, were also two representatives of Turkmenistan - Batyr Bairamov and Dmitry Serebryakov.

The category of complexity of rise to Lenin peak is defined as 5 "A", it is more complexonly 5 "B" and 6 categories where the harmonious command{*team*} of climbers and weight of special equipment is required. But, nevertheless, Trans Alai is known as the most dangerous high-mountainous route on which climbers are trapped with many unforeseen situations, snow avalanches, etc. For many daredevils who have ventured on this travel, it became the last …

Despite of it, adventurousness from all angles the grounds continue to visit Pamir mountains which beauty leaves nobody indifferent. But on top of Lenin peak units - the most proof and purposeful ascend only. Among "elite" this year also appeared Batyr Bairamov and Dmitry Serebryakov.

Prepared for this trip within one year. They passed preparation in mountains of Turkmenistan. Choosing the most complex routes, Batyr and Dmitry set of times tops of mountains Kopetdag, checking simultaneously submitted the equipment, not time gaining them in complex situations.

By the way, some climbing routes of Kopet Dagh are switched on in the special collection which is let out by the International Olympic committee.

As soon as the first beams of the sun have lit up Trans Alai, Batyr and Dmitry have set out. Weather, as if having decided to complicate an ascention of Turkmen climbers, has strongly deteriorated. The sky clouds have clouded, and a wind, lifting a snow dust, complicated breath and without that in rarefied air. But Batyr and Dmitry continued an ascention, confident the forces and success.

Below, in the first base camp of climbers the warm meeting and joyful congratulations waited, in fact Batyr Bairamov and Dmitry Serebryakov became the first from Turkmenistan, subdued the highest top of northern Pamir on Trans Alai.

But, as Turkmen climbers speak, them many other highest mountain tops of the world, such, as wait ahead still top Tien-Shan, and, certainly, the maximum point of a planet - the Everest. In fact, as is known, " be better than mountains mountains on which was not yet " can only.

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At full speed there are jobs on erection of new five-stars hotel in the city of Turkmenbashi. The project is carried out by known turkish firm " Asist Inhaat ve Taahut A.S". Auxiliary cases under boiler-house, transformer unit, power{*force*} machines, installations of an air conditioning have already risen, fire tanks with pools for drinking and technical water are established. On a building site it is equipped a warehouse of a material complete set where easy aluminium skeletons for window and doorways, and other building materials are stored. Here the granite and a marble in which the 12-storeyed architectural pearl will put on is combined.

Even prior to the beginning of installation of a ground part under the ground galleries for life-support systems of hotel have been laid. It considerably facilitates equipment and accelerates painting and decorating in a builded building. Weekly on construction it is erected on one floor of basic columns and beams with overlapping{*blocking*} in a ceiling. Construction of socle and first floors of buildings is completed. Now here section walls - partitions are established and internal furnish of premises is conducted. These two floors - the independent architectural block. On their bookmark left more than 550 tons of high-quality concrete. Builders have already lifted above them the third floor which is giving rise to a 10-storeyed hotel tower.

The base of all construction is based upon the reinforced concrete plate thickness of one meter. For increase in seismic stability of a building under his basis as shock-absorbers hammer in a ground on depth of 486 basic piles of 17,5 meters in diameter of 80 centimeters from strong cement which make here, on a building site. After final check of concrete on quality the command to use of a solution moves. The powerful pump allows to press through through a sleeve a concrete mix on 150 meters in a horizontal direction and to lift her on height of 90 meters. 200 cubic metre of concrete are spent for erection of bearing designs of one floor by a vein of a tower.

- The project provides the balanced proportions between inhabited and public space of an architectural complex. He will consist of four blocks the cumulative area of 3028 square meters, - engineer - builder Abdurahman Sejidov speaks. - In In a building 80 hotel numbers will be placed. From them single - nine, double - 51 and triple - 20 numbers. In registration of inhabited interiors details, designs and materials of the maximum class will be used. Noned flew down in windows, except for aesthetic function, are designed for creating comfortable conditions for residing at numbers and to serve having a rest as reliable protection against exhausting heat in summertime.

The penultimate floor will be given under numbers of a representation class, and on the top the technical sector with the service equipment will settle down. The vertical construction will top a steel dome with a spike. To services of clients and the personnel of hotel two will be given cargo and two passenger lifts. The underground floor is intended for administrative, technical, economic services and sanitary - consumer services of workers of hotel. On a ground floor will be equipped with foyer, and office premises. Cash departments, automatic telephone exchange, a conference hall in the same place will open, exhibition and banquet, computer and training halls, restaurant, a bar, a massage cabinet and a first-aid post will work. In adjoining territory of 2,5 hectares will be placed by the general area tennis court, children's playgrounds, a parking and a landscape gardening zone with decorative vegetation and a unique gushing complex. In architectural shape of the future hotel motives of modern town-planning and elements of national architecture will harmoniously incorporate.

Routes in depth of centuries

A lot of surprising expects visitors of Turkmenistan - the country of ancient civilizations and original culture. Magnificent architectural monuments Kunye-Urgench, the countries Margush, Dekhistan, Abiverd, Nissa cause exclusive interest in all visitors of our country. The water smooth surface of Caspian sea, majestic ridge of Kopetdag is necessary to say also about a variety of landscapes and beauty of the nature of Turkmenistan where sandy ridges of Kara Kum were stretched.

Today Turkmenistan is considered as region of special attention from the point of view of development of the international tourism. If in more detail to speak about prospects of development of tourism creation of conditions for attraction of investments into this sphere, realization of measures on maintenance of the control and protection of an environment and historian-archeological monuments here enters, the organization of the state system of a professional training in sphere of tourism, representation of interests of Turkmenistan in the international tourist organizations, and also the control over observance of quality of given tourist services and performance of conditions of licensing and certification in sphere of tourism.

With a view of creation to the effective, more adequate world standards of national tourist branch the Decree of the President of Turkmenistan Saparmurata Niyazov in 1994 forms the State travel agency of Turkmenistan "Turkemnsyyahat" which assignee now is the State committee of Turkmenistan on tourism and sports. The solid legislative base in this area is created - the Law "About tourism" and about fifty normative-legal certificates in this sphere is accepted.

Function of coordination of tourist activity is assigned to the State committee of Turkmenistan on tourism and sports in the country, including its licensing, accreditation and certification. Being a member of the World tourist organization, the State Committee initiates participation of all tourist enterprises the countries in the international tourist exhibitions - fairs. That fact testifies to successes of our state on a field of the international tourism also, that Turkmenistan in 2002 is awarded with the international award of the World tourist organization.

Now in Turkmenistan 17 tourist enterprises, including 7 state, cooperate with foreign tour agencies and the companies. Annually about 50 thousand tourists - citizens of Turkmenistan - are sent in fascinating trips to foreign countries, and our country receives more than 10 thousand foreign visitors from more than 60 countries of the world.

Experts of the State Committee and tourist enterprises have developed about 150 tourist routes, including more than 50 on territory of Turkmenistan., in foothills and mountain gorges of Kopet Dagh and Koytendag, in Badkhuz and creation of the new routes connected to exotic and hunting tourism in desert Kara Kum is in the long term planned for a plateau Ustyurt.

Special value is given in our country to development of a modern tourist infrastructure. In the National program " Strategy of economic, political and cultural development of Turkmenistan for the period till 2020 " construction of modern hotels in everyone the center of velayats, reconstruction and expansion of existing hotels, construction of tourist complexes in Hazar, Magtymguly, Avaza is stipulated, etc. Thus the volume of investment investments in development of tourist potential will invariable increase. Within independence it is erected more than 30 hotels more adequate to the advanced requirements. Only for last years new comfortable hotels in the cities of Dashoguz, Turkmenbashy, Mary have been constructed. The last year - President - hotel that has hospitably flung open the doors in the south of Ashgabat, one of the most magnificent and luxurious hotels of the country has received in a new business centre of capital the first visitors.

Unique combination of historical monuments and natural sights, internal political stability and the status of a constant neutrality - a basis for dynamical development in Turkmenistan the effective national industry of tourism. Possessing rich potential, Turkmenistan already in the near future becomes the tourist center of the Central Asia. Growth of authority of capital - the cities of Ashgabats as a perfect architectural pearl, the center of a business and cultural life of region creates additional opportunities for development of tourism in our country.