Balkan Province Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
region of Turkmenistan
About Balkan Province
The province, which occupies the westernmost third of Turkmenistan adjacent to the Caspian Sea, was converted from an oblast following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Its population of roughly half a million includes both settled and nomadic populations. Although only isolated pockets of the province's land are arable, it contributes to the country's economy due to its petroleum reserves, with over 90% of the country's production coming from the Balkan Province. The island of Ogurja Ada, a former leper colony and sand spit in the Caspian Sea off the west coast of the mainland, is also a part of Balkan Province.
Balkan Province Travel Guide Sections
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