Remembrance Day
Turkmenistan’s government identifies 6 October as Remembrance Day commemorating victims of the 1948 Ashgabat earthquake as well as national heroes who died in war; the public search title is therefore narrower than the official scope.
Date and recurrence
6 October
This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Turkmenistan / national remembrance observance. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
Turkmenistan Earthquake Memorial Day
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Remembrance Civic Context Care.
Sources
- Government of Turkmenistan — Remembrance Day ceremonyNational Government
- Government of Turkmenistan — day-off transfer decreeNational Government
Frequently asked questions
When is Remembrance Day?
6 October The stored recurrence guidance is: 6 October.
Does Remembrance Day fall on the same date every year?
The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.
Is Remembrance Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Turkmenistan / national remembrance observance. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes Remembrance Day?
The stored designation basis is: Turkmenistan’s government identifies 6 October as Remembrance Day commemorating victims of the 1948 Ashgabat earthquake as well as national heroes who died in war; the public search title is therefore narrower than the official scope.. Supporting provenance includes Government of Turkmenistan — Remembrance Day ceremony. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Remembrance Day international or country-specific?
This authority record is country-scoped to Turkmenistan. Its fuller verified scope is: Turkmenistan / national remembrance observance.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-08.
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These records also resolve to October 6, 2026 under the current authority data.
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