What countries border Turkmenistan?
Turkmenistan borders 4 countries: Afghanistan, Iran, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
Part of the Central Asia group in the country borders atlas.
🧭 Longest journey: starting from Turkmenistan, the farthest country you can
reach without a sea crossing is Lesotho
— 12 border crossings away.
📏 Closest country by distance: Uzbekistan — about 356 km (great-circle distance between country centers, coordinates from mledoze/countries).
Countries near Turkmenistan
The closest countries to Turkmenistan that don't share a land border:
Why it matters in Bordlr
Every Bordlr puzzle is built on this border graph: you connect two regions by naming the chain of neighbors between them. Knowing Turkmenistan's neighbors cold makes it a much faster link in any chain.
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