Gurbansoltan eje adyndaky
Gurbansoltan Eje adyndaky
Ýylanly | |
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Gurbansoltan Eje adyndaky Location in Turkmenistan | |
Coordinates: 41°50′N 59°39′E / 41.833°N 59.650°ECoordinates: 41°50′N 59°39′E / 41.833°N 59.650°E | |
Country | Turkmenistan |
Province | Daşoguz Province |
District | Gurbansoltan Eje District |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 27,455 |
Time zone | UTC+5 |
Gurbansoltan eje adyndaky, until 2004 called Ýylanly, is a city and capital of Gurbansoltan Eje District in Daşoguz Province, Turkmenistan.[1]
Etymology[]
On 6 September 2004 by Parliamentary Resolution 227-II the city was renamed in honor of the mother of President Saparmurat Niyazov.[1] Prior to that, it was named Ýylanly, which in Turkmen means "with snakes". Atanyyazow explains that this city, along with several other locations in Turkmenistan, received that name due to an abundance of snakes in the area.[2]
History[]
In the Soviet period Ýylanly was designated a "town of urban type" (Russian: посёлок городского типа) and administrative center of Ýylanly District. In June 2016 by parliamentary decree Gurbansoltan eje adyndaky was upgraded to the status of "city in a district" (Turkmen: etrapdaky şäher). The same decree subordinated the villages of Hazarasp, Garamergen, and Depmechi to the city.[3]
Population[]
Year | 1959 | 1970 | 1979 | 1989 | 2010 |
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Population | 5,308 | 8,922 | 12,206 | 16,936 | 27,455 |
References[]
- ^ a b "TÜRKMENISTANYŇ MEJLISINIŇ KARARY №227-II. Daşoguz welaýatynyň Yylanly etrabynyň adyny üýtgetmek hakynda" (PDF) (in Turkmen). Turkmenistan Parliament. 6 August 2004. p. 47.
- ^ Atanyýazow, Soltanşa (1980). Түркменистаның Географик Атларының Дүшүндиришли Сөзлүги [Explanatory Dictionary of Geographic Names in Turkmenistan]. Ashgabat: Ылым. pp. 173–174.
- ^ "Изменения в административно-территориальном делении Дашогузского велаята Редакция" (in Russian). Chronicles of Turkmenistan. 17 June 2016.
- Populated places in Daşoguz Region
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