Berkararlyk District is a
borough
A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely.
History
In the Middle A ...
of
Aşgabat in
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 ...
. As a borough, it is headed by a
presidentially appointed mayor ( tk, häkim).
Постановление Меджлиса Туркменистана "О вопросах административных территорий этрапов города Ашхабада"
06 August 2018 (published in official daily newspaper ''Нейтральный Туркменистан'' 7 August 2018, page 2, with map)
Boundaries of Berkararlyk District in OpenStreetMap
Etymology
The word ''berkarar'' in Turkmen means "stable, strong"
Places of interest
*Turkmen State Institute of Architecture and Construction The Turkmen State Institute of Architecture and Construction (formerly named as Turkmen Polytechnic Institute) is one of the major universities in Turkmenistan. It is generally the leading institute in the country in engineering and energy. A number ...
See also
* Ashgabat
Ashgabat or Asgabat ( tk, Aşgabat, ; fa, عشقآباد, translit='Ešqābād, formerly named Poltoratsk ( rus, Полтора́цк, p=pəltɐˈratsk) between 1919 and 1927), is the capital and the largest city of Turkmenistan. It lie ...
* Districts of Turkmenistan
References
{{coord missing, Turkmenistan
Districts of Turkmenistan