Turkmenistan · Folktales and oral traditions
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Turkmenistan
- Tales
- 2
- Dated records
- 2
- Tales linked to multiple countries
- 2
Counts reflect the Atlas catalogue. A link may represent a recording, a publication or an association with a local tradition.
The Turkmenistan page brings together two forms of oral performance. Molla Ependi appears in short anecdotes. A Görogly performer may recite the epic seated, accompanied by a stringed instrument such as the dutar or gyjak. The Atlas dates of 2022 and 2015 belong to the two UNESCO inscriptions.
Tales in the Atlas
The Epic of Köroğlu and Görogly
2015 · UNESCO · Epic art of Görogly
Nasreddin Hodja
2022 · UNESCO · Molla Ependi
Tales found across countries
| Tales | Countries and regions |
|---|---|
| Nasreddin Hodja | Türkiye Azerbaijan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan |
| The Epic of Köroğlu and Görogly | Iran Türkiye Turkmenistan |