Sumbar Valley

Balkan Region · Turkmenistan

Sumbar Valley, Turkmenistan
Photo: John Pavelka from Austin, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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March to May, September to November
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A subtropical river valley in the Kopet Dag foothills near the Iranian border, known for its groves of figs, pomegranates and wild plane trees. Its mild climate contrasts with the surrounding desert.

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