Türkmenbaşy District () is a
district
A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...
in
Balkan Province
Balkan Region () is the westernmost of the five regions of Turkmenistan. Clockwise from north it borders Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan (north); two provinces of Turkmenistan (east), Iran (south), and the Caspian Sea (west). The capital city is Balkana ...
,
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest and the Caspian Sea to the west. Ash ...
. The administrative center of the district is the town of
Türkmenbaşy şäherçesi.
Its name is derived from the title "Türkmenbaşy" (head Turkmen) former
President of Turkmenistan
The president of Turkmenistan (), officially the president and chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, is the head of state and head of government of Turkmenistan. The president is also the supreme commander in chief of the Armed ...
Saparmurat Niyazov
Saparmurat Atayevich Niyazov (19 February 1940 – 21 December 2006) was a Turkmenistani politician who led Turkmenistan from 1985 until his death in 2006. He was the Secretary (title), first secretary of the Communist Party of Turkmenist ...
created for himself.
Education
The Naval Institute of the Ministry of Defense of Turkmenistan, which provides higher education, is located on the territory
of the etrap.
Administrative Subdivisions
* Cities (şäherler)
**
Garabogaz
* Towns (şäherçeler)
**
Akdaş (''inc.'' Garaşsyzlyk)
**
Belek
Belek is a neighbourhood in the Serik district in Turkey's Antalya Province. As of 2022, it had a population of 9,102. Before the 2013 Turkish local government reorganization, it was a town (''Belde'').
Belek is one of the centers of Turkey' ...
(''inc.'' Garateňňir, 126-njy duralga, 129-njy duralga)
**
Guwlymaýak (''inc.'' Gyýanly)
**
Gyzylgaya
**
Gyzylsuw
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Türkmenbaşy şäherçesi (''inc.'' Ýaňyajy, Hudaýberdi, Hasan, Sülmen)
* Village councils (geňeşlikler)
** Akguýy (Akguýy, Irikli, Goşaoba, Gürje, Söýli, Ybyk)
** Çagyl (Çagyl, Awlamyş, Tüwer)
** Goýmat (Goýmat, Gökdere, Garaaýman)
References
Districts of Turkmenistan
Balkan Region
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