Ashgabat Eartquake - Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
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N 37° 56.226 E 058° 18.853
40S E 615485 N 4199650
This memorial is part of a wider memorial complex which includes monuments to the war against Russian invasion in the 19th century and the II WW.
Waymark Code: WM1AYQF
Location: Turkmenistan
Date Posted: 10/31/2024
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On the 6th October 1948, during the night, the lands which are now Turkmenistan were hit by a 7,3 earthquake. As a consequence an undetermined number of people died. Something between 10.000 and 100.000 people. The mother of the first president of Turkmenistan was amongst the victims. In fact, the golden child represented in the monument, sitting on the half destroyed globe is a representation of him.
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"Monument Ruhy Tagzym
A monument dedicated to the victims of the 1948 Ashgabat earthquake. The bronze sculpture is 10 meters high, mounted on a marble podium, rising above an area of 24 meters, a monument built on the initiative of Saparmyrat Nyýazow as a mighty bull tossing the world on its horns, and the bodies of the dead people, and on top a woman, with her last desperate hand movements saving her baby, lifting it over the ruins of the city. Until 2012 it was in the central square of Ashgabat. The basis of the design of the monument is an ancient legend about a fantastic bull holding the Earth on its horns, and its bellowing is heard as underground earthquake noises."
About the earthquake and its consequences, please check the detailed Wikipedia article provided.