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Turkmenistan s Ruler Establishes National Holiday to Honor Local Dog Breed
The statue of the Alabai, the Central Asian shepherd dog is seen in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. (AP Photo/Alexander Vershinin)
President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov ordered the holiday praising the Alabai, the Central Asian shepherd dog, to be celebrated on the last Sunday of April.
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Turkmenistan s autocratic leader has established a national holiday to honor the local dog breed, media reports said Tuesday.
President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov ordered the holiday praising the Alabai, the Central Asian shepherd dog, to be celebrated on the last Sunday of April when the ex-Soviet nation also marks the day of the local horse breed, according to the daily Neutral Turkmenistan.