Name: A Drop of Water Is a Grain of Gold in Turkmenistan
Start: 20260405T00:00:00+00:00
End: 20260406T00:00:00+00:00
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About A Drop of Water Is a Grain of Gold

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Dates of A Drop of Water Is a Grain of Gold

2026 Turkmenistan Sunday, April 5thA Drop of Water Is a Grain of Gold

2025 Turkmenistan Sunday, April 6thA 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

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.