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Development of a health protection system is being encouraged nowadays. There can be no doubt that "spa pearls" of the country - Bairamaly, Archman, Mollakara with their salubrious climate have a lot of perspectives and resources for treatment of many serious illnesses.
The health-resort is a mud-cure health center. Many legends are known about miraculous properties of repe and mud applied here. Therefore, from immemorial, native residents arrived here to undergo a mud cure from various ailments. Nowadays Mollakara is one of the largest health-centers of the country equipped with modern medical equipment. The health-resort is for about 500 patients. Patients with motor system, nervous system, and gynecological illnesses are treated here. An acupuncture treatment for man’s sterility is applied here since 1994. In Mollakara, families can find happiness to have children. The main medical factors are sulfide mud containing silt and chlor magnesium-natrium repe of the unique Mollakara lake. A man will not drown and is always on the surface due to mineralization of its water.
Walks along the lake shore and interesting excursions are the leisure component for patients. There is a library, club and billiards halls there. Treatment and active rest with rich impressions calm and strengthen nervous system, promote the rehabilitation process of high quality. The stay is for 20 days. Means of transportation: by plane from Ashgabat or Turkmenbashy, either by train from Nebitdag. From Nebitdag airport to the sanatorium – 10 km along a good high-way road. From Nebitdag railway station to Jebel railway and further on by bus to the health-resort.
This unique sanatorium is situated on the height of 242 meters above sea level in a large shady park with an area of 44 hectares, surrounded by evergreen trees - all which create an original microclimate. The spa location is very favorable as its situated in the epicenter of "wind-rose", the oasis with the Karakum desert on one side and the Murgab river on the other side. July, 1929 is the official birthday of the sanatorium. At that time, Turkmenistan government, based on the scientific research of professor Alexandrov V.A. who proved the necessity to use southern regions of Turkmenistan for nephritis treatment, had announced Bairamaly a climatic renal sanatorium. Fame of this splendid piece of Turkmen land possessing wonderful medical characteristics such as dryness, heat and sun that resembles Egyptian climate has been spread far beyond the borders of the country already in the 19th century. Dry, hot climate with temperature that mounts to 40 degrees C in the shade in summer and 30-35 degrees C in spring and autumn, relative humidity from 10 to 35 per cent, high insulation and volatility from land surface, almost full absence of precipitation from June till September and their small amount in other months - all these facts have a wholesome effect on people suffering from nephritis. Sudoriferous glands activity is intensified that leads to maximum excretion of water and salt from the body, blood pressure is reduced, renal and coronary blood flow is intensified, circulation of the blood is improved, resulting in the improvement of the immunesystem. In a word, treatment in the sanatorium makes health better, restores ability to work, delays renal disease progression. Besides the renal treatment here, the treatment of people with cardiovascular and nervous system disease is very efficient, and was confirmed by scientific research of many years. Bairamaly sanatorium works the whole year round and can receive 800 guests at the same time. Today a remodeleted former palace is surrounded with medical buildings provided with up-to-date equipment, hydropathic establishment for cardiovascular patients, gym and habitable buildings with comfortable rooms. Patients in their spare time may choose any form of leisure - read in the library, play tennis, volleyball or badminton, visit the local theatre, go to disco or make an excursion to the monuments of ancient Merv. Health resort Archman is located 130 km. to the west from Ashgabat city. A splendid motorway turns on the white-marble arch of the central gates of present day “Archman” spa. A modern complex of medical buildings and living quarters spread over a shady park in the area where a life-giving spring had been found. All that is necessary for recovery is here: mineral water gallery, building for bath taking, shady walking routes… The main remedy of the spa is hydrogen sulphide mineral water. This water has a constant temperature of 28,5 degrees and at a depth of more than 1200 meters. It cures alimentary canal, diathesis, skin, anchylosis and neuralgic diseases. It also improves the metabolism helps from many illnesses. Highly skilled medical personnel is provided with up-to-date diagnostic and treatment equipment. Specialists will define a more exact diagnosis and prescribe an optimum course of treatment. Light and spacious rooms combine home and high class hotel comfort. Dining rooms of the spa can offer a wide assortment of dietary cookery prepared from fresh products of the farm attached to a sanatorium. |
Health resort Mollakara is located in the western part of Turkmenistan 24 km away from Nebitdag on the eastern coast of ancient Uzboy, the dried river. Formerly the waters of Amu-Darya flowed into the Caspian Sea along with the ancient Uzboy river.
The method of treatment by means of alternation of mud applications and repe baths, electro-mud baths and heliotherapy, physical training and massage is successfully applied here. There are laboratories and consulting rooms such as: medical diagnostic, dental surgery, X-ray photo clinical-diagnostic. Not the least of the medical factors is on humidit, hot summer and relatively warm winter.
Mary region is famous not only for its historical monuments and sights, but for a quite modern relic as well - a unique renal sanatorium in the town of Bairamaly. Thousands of people breathe healthy air in Bairamaly every year. The sanatorium is located in the south-east part of Turkmenistan and Bayramali is located 360 km. from Ashgabat city, 25 km. from the airport of Mary city (renal and cardiological part).
