Kopetdag District ( tk, Köpetdag etraby) 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).
Köpetdag District boundaries on OpenStreetMap
Etymology
The district is named after the
Kopet Dag
The Köpet Dag, Kopet Dagh, or Koppeh Dagh ( tk, Köpetdag; fa, کپهداغ), also known as the Turkmen-Khorasan Mountain Range, is a mountain range on the border between Turkmenistan and Iran that extends about along the border southeast o ...
''(viz.)'' mountain range visible to the south.
History
It is located in the historical center of Ashgabat. During the Soviet era, it was known by the names ''Stalin etraby'' and, after 1961, ''Proletar etraby'', until it was renamed on 14 September 1993 by presidential decree to its present ''Köpetdag etraby''.
According to the Soviet census of 1989, 149,996 people lived in the district.
In late 2021, the new State Tribune was opened on the outskirts of the district. The tribune's total area is and includes a two-story domed building featuring a presidential tribune alongside 2,000 seat tribunes for guests. In addition, the largest, at 120-meters, LED screen in Central Asia was installed near the tribune. It was opened with the intention of holding mass events on national holidays. The annual
Turkmen Independence Day Parade
The Turkmen Independence Day Parade is one of the main events celebrating the Independence of Turkmenistan from the Soviet Union in 1991. Independence Day is the main holiday of Turkmenistan. The parade is held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan every ye ...
in honor of the country's 30th anniversary was held on this square in September 2021.
Education
The Academy of the Ministry of National Security, the
Turkmen State Border Service Institute
Turkmen State Border Service Institute () is an educational institution that specializes in the training of personnel of the State Border Service of Turkmenistan and the Turkmen Border Troops. The institute is one of many Turkmen military acade ...
, the
Military Institute of the Ministry of Defense, and the Turkmen State Institute of Physical Education and Sports are located in the district.
Other places of interest
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Turkmen Carpet Museum
The Turkmen Carpet Museum or the National Carpet Museum is a national museum, situated on 5 Gorogly Street in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.
The museum opened on 24 October 1994. It has the largest collection of Turkmen carpets of any museum.
It has ...
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World of Turkmenbashi Tales
Ashgabat Theme Park (Ertekiler Dünýäsi) is a theme park designed by Turkmen architects as a Turkmen version of Disneyland. It opened in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, in 2006.
The $50 million recreation complex, based on Turkmen folk art and fairy t ...
See also
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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 ...
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Districts of Turkmenistan
References
See also
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Districts of Turkmenistan
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Districts of Turkmenistan