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In an official ceremony, Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov unveiled a 15-foot-tall gold statue of a dog.
The statue is located in the middle of a roundabout in the center of the capital Ashgabat. The base of the statue is covered by television screens showing videos of dogs throughout the day.
The dog is a Central Asian Sheepdog, an Alabai, and according to The Guardian, the president’s favorite breed of dog.
LOCAL BREED: The Alabai dog breed is one of the great pride of Turkmenistan. Photo: Vyacheslav Sarkisyan
Go putin and fall
This is not the first time that the President of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, has shown his love for the local breed of one hundred, Alabai.
In the past, the president has written books and poems about the canine breed. The
Berdymukhamedov also gave an Alabai puppy to Russian President Vladimir Putin on his birthday.
GIFT: Putin received the puppy as a gift on his birthday. Photo: Maxim Shemetov
– The protector of the country
Berdymukhamedov has ruled the totalitarian state since 2006 and is known as the “protector” of the country.
Turkenistan has so far not recorded a single case of coronavirus. However, the AFP news agency says that the country’s tradition of secrecy and its proximity to Iran, which has suffered a serious coronary attack, has created great doubts about whether this is the case.
