Bäherden
Bäherden
Baharly 2003-2018 | |
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![]() ![]() Bäherden Location in Turkmenistan | |
Coordinates: 38°25′49″N 57°26′13″E / 38.43028°N 57.43694°ECoordinates: 38°25′49″N 57°26′13″E / 38.43028°N 57.43694°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Ahal Province |
District | Bäherden District |
Government | |
• Häkim | Dörtguly Hojaýew [1] |
Population ((2008))[2] | |
• Total | 24,139 |
Bäherden[3] is a city and the seat of Baherden District in south-western Turkmenistan in Ahal Province. It lies on the northern rim of the Kopet Dag mountain range, south-west of the resort village of Archman.
Etymology[]
The meaning of bäherden is unclear. According to Atanyyazow, some archaeologists have related it to a village called Abhadaran, located 3 to 4 kilometers northeast of Bäherden, but local greybeards interpret it as deriving from Bahrizen ("the lake of your wife") and Maharram (the name of the queen of a one-time chief of Durun).[4] The name from 2003 to 2018, Baharly, simply means "springlike" in Turkmen.
History[]
The settlement was conquered and incorporated into Russia in 1881 following the Battle of Geok-Tepe. At the end of the 19th century, it housed 789 people and was a stop along the Trans-Caspian Railway. Bäherden was administrative center of the Bäherden district of the Turkmen SSR. On February 3, 2008, it received the status of a city.[citation needed]
Industry[]
The Bäherden Cement Plant, put into operation in 2005, has a design capacity of one million tons of cement per year.[5]
People[]
References[]
- ^ [1]
- ^ Population census 1989 Archived 2012-02-04 at WebCite, Demoscope Weekly, No. 359-360, 1-18 January 2009 (search for Туркменская ССР) (in Russian)
- ^ Парламент Туркменистана внёс изменения в административно-территориальное деление Ахалского велаята
- ^ Atanyýazow, Soltanşa (1980). Түркменистаның Географик Атларының Дүшүндиришли Сөзлүги [Explanatory Dictionary of Geographic Names in Turkmenistan]. Ashgabat: Ылым. p. 73.
- ^ "Бахарденский цементный завод увеличил темп роста производства на 100,44%" (in Russian). Turkmenportal. 21 August 2020.
- Populated places in Ahal Region
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