A Drop of Water Is a Grain of Gold

A Drop of Water Is a Grain of Gold in Turkmenistan in 2024
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Dates of A Drop of Water Is a Grain of Gold
2024 Turkmenistan Sunday, April 7thA Drop of Water Is a Grain of Gold
2023 Turkmenistan Sunday, April 2ndA Drop of Water Is a Grain of Gold
2022 Turkmenistan Sunday, April 3rdA Drop of Water Is a Grain of Gold
2021 Turkmenistan Sunday, April 4thA Drop of Water Is a Grain of Gold
2020 Turkmenistan Sunday, April 5thA Drop of Water Is a Grain of Gold
Summary
This national holiday in Turkmenistan underlines the value and appreciation of water as a resource.

A Drop of Water Is a Grain of Gold is a national holiday in Turkmenistan. It is annually observed on the first Sunday in April. The holiday was established by Saparmurat Türkmenbaşy 's Presidential Decree in 1995.

Turkmenistan is 80% desert.

The holiday got its name due to the fact that the water is the biggest treasure in Turkmenistan. Every drop of water in the dry desert climate is really worth its weight in gold. This led to creation of a unique holiday A Drop of Water Is a Grain of Gold and undertaking of special measures aimed to artificially mitigate climate of the Karakum Desert and transform it to the resort of global significance.

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