Büzmeýin, Turkmenistan

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Coordinates: 38°03′06″N 58°12′36″E / 38.05167°N 58.21000°E / 38.05167; 58.21000

Büzmeýin
Бeзмейн
Abadan (2002–2018)
MapOfAshgabat BüzmeýinDistrict.png
Büzmeýin is located in Turkmenistan
Büzmeýin
Büzmeýin
Location in Turkmenistan
Coordinates: 38°03′06″N 58°12′36″E / 38.05167°N 58.21000°E / 38.05167; 58.21000
CountryFlag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan
CityAshgabat

Büzmeýin is the name of both a borough (Turkmen: uly etrap), Büzmeýin District, and a neighborhood (Turkmen: ýaşaýyş toplumy) of Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan. Formerly a separate city in Ahal Province, in 2013 the city was incorporated into Ashgabat as part of a program that expanded the capital's area by about 15%.[1][2]

The municipality was founded as a "town of urban type" but granted the status of a city in 1963. It bore the name Büzmeýin until October 2002, when its name was changed to Abadan by President Saparmurat Niyazov.[3] In January 2018, the original name was restored.[4] The traditional Russian form of the name is Bezmein (Безмейн).

President Niyazov used to work at the Büzmeýin State Electrical Power Plant.

Etymology[]

According to the Turkmen Academy of Sciences, "Büzmeýin" is derived from medieval Arabic "buza" (alcoholic beverage, beer) plus Persian "mayim" (raisin, grape plant), a reference to the area's historic use for wine grape production and wine warehousing, dating back to when Nisa was capital of the Parthian Empire.[5]

Between 2002 and 2018 the neighborhood and former city were called Abadan (Persian: آبادان, literally meaning 'the Prosperous Place'). The origin of this former name is the same as that of the Iranian city Abadan. The word consists of the noun 'ābād' (akin to Armenian 'ապատ', an Iranian borrowing) which means inhabited, populous and thriving, joined by 'ān', the suffix forming the plural form often used in Persian meaning 'the Place of' (as in 'Iran', the homeland of 'Ir' or 'Aryan' people).

Transport[]

The neighborhood is served by a station on the national railway system and by municipal bus service. The M37 highway passes through the neighborhood.

2011 arms depot explosion[]

On 7 July 2011, beginning around 16:45 local time, massive blasts occurred in then-Abadan. According to government officials, they occurred at a fireworks warehouse, killing 2 military men and 13 civilians.[6][7] Opposition groups, however, claim it was in fact a Soviet-era arms depot that caused the explosions, with a death toll above 1,300 people.[8][9]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Ashgabat to expand its borders". Chronicles of Turkmenistan. 2013-06-28. Archived from the original on 2013-07-11. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  2. ^ "Ашхабад прирос новыми территориями". TURKMENISTAN: The Golden age (in Russian). Government of Turkmenistan. 2013-05-27. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 10 May 2016. ...Меджлис Туркменистана постановил: Земли территории города Абадан (...) включить в пределы территории земель города Ашхабада, исключив эти земли из состава территории Ахалского велаята. (The Assembly of Turkmenistan has decided: to include the grounds of the city of Abadan (...) into an area of the city of Ashgabat while excluding those grounds from the territory of Ahal Province.)
  3. ^ Turkmenistan Daily Digest Archived July 6, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Глава государства подписал Постановления о переименовании и структурной реорганизации некоторых хякимликов Ахалского велаята и Ашхабада". January 8, 2018. Archived from the original on July 9, 2018. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  5. ^ Atanyyazov, Soltansha (1970). Türkmenistanyň Toponymyk Sözlügi (in Turkmen). Ashgabat: Ylym. pp. 55–56.
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-09-21. Retrieved 2011-07-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "Mysterious Turkmen Blast Site Blocked Off". Themoscowtimes.com. 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
  8. ^ "Turkmenistan: Human Rights Activists Say Death Toll Climbing from Explosion". EurasiaNet.org. 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
  9. ^ Amateur video of the explosion scene on YouTube


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