Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy

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Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy
Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy is located in Turkmenistan
Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy
Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy
Location in Turkmenistan
Coordinates: 42°22′44″N 58°50′07″E / 42.37889°N 58.83528°E / 42.37889; 58.83528Coordinates: 42°22′44″N 58°50′07″E / 42.37889°N 58.83528°E / 42.37889; 58.83528
CountryFlag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan
ProvinceDaşoguz Province
DistrictSaparmyrat Türkmenbaşy District
Population
 (2010)
 • Total21,465
This article is about the town. For the first president of Turkmenistan, see Saparmurat Niyazov.

Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy is a town and capital of Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy District in the Daşoguz Province of Turkmenistan.

It has been assigned as an urban-type settlement since 1984. Before 1993, its name was Oktyabrsk. It is renamed to Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy in honor of Saparmurat Niyazov.

The city has a railway station, which is the terminal on the dead-end branch of a railway line connecting Dashoguz and Xo‘jayli.

The status of the city has been assigned since 2016.[1]

Its 1989 population is 6,770.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.hronikatm.com/2016/06/izmeneniya-v-administrativno-territorialnom-delenii-dashoguzskogo-velayata
  2. ^ http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/sng89_reg2.php
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