Turkmenistan’s President announces holiday to honour local dog breed
Turkmenistan’s President announces holiday to honour local dog breed
After establishing a 50-feet gilded gold statue honouring the Alabai, a Central Asian shepherd dog, Turkmenistan s President has now announced a national holiday in the dog s honour.
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UPDATED: January 29, 2021 09:34 IST
The statue of the Alabai, the Central Asian shepherd dog is seen in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan Photo: AP
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.