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Daşoguz Region
Daşoguz Region ( tk, Daşoguz welaýaty, formerly Daşhowuz) is one of the regions of Turkmenistan. It is in the north of the country, bordering Uzbekistan. The area of the province is 73,430 square kilometers, and the total population is 1,370,400 (2005 est.).''Statistical Yearbook of Turkmenistan 2000-2004'', National Institute of State Statistics and Information of Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, 2005. The capital is Daşoguz. The region is mostly desert, and is experiencing severe environmental degradation as a result of the Aral Sea ecological catastrophe. Increased soil salinity has ruined thousands of square kilometers of farmland. The region contains the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Köneürgenç and the archaeological site, Butentau. Administrative subdivisions Districts As of 9 November 2022 Dashoguz Province (''Daşoguz welaýaty'') is subdivided into 7 districts (''etrap'', plural ''etraplar''): This document is reproduced online at https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regions Of Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is divided into five regions or ''welaýatlar'' (singular '' welaýat'') and one capital city (''şäher'') with provincial legal status. They are Ahal, Balkan, Dashoguz, Lebap and Mary, plus the capital city of Ashgabat. Each province is divided into districts. As of 20 December 2022 there were 37 districts ( tk, etraplar, singular etrap), 49 cities ( tk, şäherler, singular şäher), including 7 cities with district status ( tk, etrap hukukly), 68 towns ( tk, şäherçeler, singular şäherçe), 469 rural councils (rural municipal units, tk, geňeşlikler, singular geňeşlik) and 1690 villages (rural settlements tk, oba ilatly ýerler) in Turkmenistan. Capital city The capital city of Turkmenistan is Ashgabat, which is an administrative and territorial unit with provincial authorities. ''See also'Map of the Boroughs of Ashgabat As of January 5, 2018, Ashgabat includes four boroughs (''uly etraplar''), each with a presidentially appointed mayor ( tk, häkim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy District
Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy District is a district of Daşoguz Province in Turkmenistan. The administrative center of the district is the town of Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy. Founded as Oktyabrskiy District of Tashauz Region in February 1975, this district was included in Dashoguz and renamed as Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy by none other than himself A reflexive pronoun is a pronoun that refers to another noun or pronoun (its antecedent) within the same sentence. In the English language specifically, a reflexive pronoun will end in ''-self'' or ''-selves'', and refer to a previously ... in 1992. Administrative Subdivisions * Cities (şäherler) ** Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy * Towns (şäherçeler) ** Akjadepe * Village councils (geňeşlikler) ** Aşyr Kakabaýew adyndaky (Akjadepe, Garawulgala, Garaoý, Gojukgala, Harmanjyk, Şarawýap, Sirwan) ** Aýböwür (Aýböwür, Diňliburun, Kesekli, Merjen, Sarygaldaw) ** Azatlyk (Alýan, Aktam, Bäşýap, Giňýandak, Gyzylk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruhubelent
Ruhubelent is a town and the administrative center of Ruhubelent District of Daşoguz Province, Turkmenistan. The district was established in April 2007 and the town of Ruhubelent was founded on 17 October 2008. Etymology The word ''ruhubelent'' in Turkmen means "inspiring, inspirational". Amenities Facilities in Ruhubelent include the district governor's office, a police station, district prosecutor, national security office, courthouse, 320-seat school house, house of culture, 50-bed hospital, outpatient clinic, kindergarten, 24 two-story duplex houses, water purification plant, shopping mall, telephone and electrical service, railroad station, and a bank branch. Transportation The town is served by the Trans-Karakum Railway that connects Ashgabat and Daşoguz Daşoguz (also Dashoguz, Dasoguz; roughly "stone spring" in Turkmen), formerly known as Tashauz (until 1992; russian: Ташау́з) and Dashkhovuz (1992–1999; russian: Дашхову́з), is a city in norther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy Adyndaky
Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy adyndaky şäheri ("City named for Saparmurat Turkmenbashy"), formerly known as the town of Oktyabr in Turkmen and Oktyabrsk in Russian, is a city in and administrative center of Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy adyndaky District, Daşoguz Province, Turkmenistan Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркменистан, ) is a country located in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the s .... Etymology The city was renamed in honor of then-President Saparmurat Niyazov on 5 May 1993. The former name, Oktyabr/Oktyabrsk, paid homage to the " Great October Revolution", known more commonly in the West as the Russian Revolution. References {{Turkmenistan-geo-stub Populated places in Daşoguz Region ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konye-Urgench
Konye-Urgench ( tk, Köneürgenç / Көнеүргенч; fa, کهنه گرگانج, ''Kuhna Gurgānj'', literally "Old Gurgānj"), also known as Old Urgench or Urganj, is a city of about 30,000 inhabitants in north Turkmenistan, just south from its border with Uzbekistan. It is the site of the ancient town of Gurgānj, which contains the ruins of the capital of Khwarazm. Its inhabitants deserted the town in the early eighteenth century in order to develop a new settlement, and Konye-Urgench has remained undisturbed ever since. In 2005, the ruins of Old Urgench were inscribed on the UNESCO List of World Heritage Sites. Overview Located on the south side of the Amu Darya River, Old Ürgenç was situated on one of the most important medieval paths: the Silk Road, the crossroad of western and eastern civilisations. It is one of the most important archaeological sites in Turkmenistan, lying within a vast zone of protected landscape and containing a large number of well-preserved mon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gubadag
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Görogly (city)
Görogly, previously called Tagta, is a city subordinate to a district and the administrative center of Görogly District, Daşoguz Province, Turkmenistan. It is located 20 kilometers south of the city of Daşoguz. Etymology The name Görogly was assigned by Turkmen authorities to both the city and the district in 2002 to honor the Turkic national epos Epic of Koroghlu ( tk, Görogly). The municipalities were called Tagta during the Soviet period. The word ''tagta'' in various Turkic languages means "wood" but in Turkmen specifically means "board". Atanyyazow suggests that the name refers to a wooden dam and bridge built here. History In the Soviet period it was classified as a town of urban type (russian: посёлок городского типа). In June 2016 it was upgraded by decree of the Mejlis ( ar, المجلس, pl. ') is an Arabic term meaning "sitting room", used to describe various types of special gatherings among common interest groups of administra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boldumsaz
Boldumsaz, formerly Kalinin and Voro’silovabad, is a city and capital of Boldumsaz District in the Daşoguz Province of Turkmenistan. Etymology Scholars hold the name of the place to mean "Fortress in a Marshy Place"; a fortress, atop a square plateau, is visible from afar. Local people argue a different etymology infusing folk-lore. The local Khan commissioned an architect to build the tallest minaret of the world at some place nearby but planned to execute him post-completion, lest he would replicate the designs elsewhere. The architect got to know of this plan, used his resources to construct wings, and flew away from the minaret. Landing at the fortress, he exclaimed the Turkmen equivalent of "Safe and Sound", which changed to the current name of the city with passage of time. History The city has been identified with the medieval town of Nyzvar, which was sacked by Mongols; however, this identification has been contested. During the Soviet period it was called Kalini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andalyp (city)
Andalyp, until 2004 called Ýylanly, and from 2004 to 2022 called Gurbansoltan Eje adyndaky, is a city and capital of Akdepe District in Daşoguz Province, Turkmenistan. Etymology On 9 November 2022 by parliamentary resolution the city was renamed in honor of the poet Nurmuhammet Andalyp. Prior to that, on 6 September 2004 by Parliamentary Resolution 227-II the city was renamed in honor of the mother of President Saparmurat Niyazov, Gurbansoltan Eje. Originally it was named Ilyaly ( Ильялы, the meaning of which is obscure) but by no later than 1992 had been renamed Ýylanly, which in Turkmen means "with snakes". Atanyyazow explains that this city, along with several other locations in Turkmenistan, received that name due to an abundance of snakes in the area. History In the Soviet period Ýylanly was designated as an "urban-type settlement" (russian: посёлок городского типа) and administrative center of Ýylanly District. In June 2016 by parliamenta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akdepe
Akdepe is a city and capital of Akdepe District in the Daşoguz Region of Turkmenistan Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркменистан, ) is a country located in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the sout .... Etymology The words ''ak depe'' mean "white hill" in Turkmen. Atanyýazow notes that there are several places in Turkmenistan with this name, and that the name generally refers to white hills in the vicinity. References Populated places in Daşoguz Region {{Turkmenistan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
