Bäherden

Bäherden Baharly 2003-2018
Bäherden Location in Turkmenistan
Coordinates: 38°25′49″N 57°26′13″E / 38.43028°N 57.43694°E / 38.43028; 57.43694Coordinates: 38°25′49″N 57°26′13″E / 38.43028°N 57.43694°E / 38.43028; 57.43694
Country	Turkmenistan
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[]

• Shamuhammet Durdylyyev
• Nury Halmammedov
• Yaylym Berdiyev

References[]

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