AKIPRESS.COM - First golf club in Turkmenistan has opened in Ashgabat, the press service of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said Tuesday.
Chairperson of the Mejlis, members of the Government, leaders of military and law enforcement agencies, ministries and departments of the country and mass media attended the opening ceremony.
Complex occupies 70 hectares of land and is located in south-western part of the capital next to fashionable Yilduz Hotel.
All construction works were carried out by domestic enterprise that built Avaza sport complex on the Caspian coast.
Project and consulting works were carried out by Nicklaus Design from USA. CEO Jack Nicklaus was received by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov several times to discuss the opportunities of the golf development in Turkmenistan.