Bakhargul Kerimova is a writer from Turkmenistan. She has written both poetry and fiction during her career. [1] A book of her short stories was published in Ashgabat in 1983, [2] and a volume of her poetry was issued in 1988. [3] She has remained active in public life in Turkmenistan since the breakup of the Soviet Union. [4]
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