Seýdi

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Seýdi
Neftezavodsk, Cyrillic Russian Нефтезаводск
City
Seýdi is located in Turkmenistan
Seýdi
Seýdi
Coordinates: 39°25′N 62°54′E / 39.417°N 62.900°E / 39.417; 62.900
Country Turkmenistan
ProvinceLebap Province
DistrictDänew District
Population
 (2010)
 • Total21,160
Time zoneUTC+5
Area code(s)(+993-446)

Seýdi, formerly Neftezavodsk, is a city in Dänew District, Lebap Province, Turkmenistan.[1]

Etymology[]

Neftezavodsk derives from two Russian words — neft (нефть; oil) and zavod (завод; factory).

History[]

The city was founded in 1973 with construction of the oil refinery; acc. to Russian census data, it was categorized as a "town of urban type".[2] On 23 August 1990, it was upgraded to city, and renamed Seýdi in honor of Turkmen poet Seýitnazar Seýdi.[3]

On 25 November 2017, Seýdi was downgraded from a city with "district status" to a city "in a district" (i.e., subordinate to the district government).[4]

Geography[]

Seýdi lies on the edge of the Transuguz Desert, 70 kilometers NW of Türkmenabat on the left bank of the Amu Darya.

Economy[]

The lifeline of the city remains the Seydi refinery, which was built during the late Soviet period to process oil, piped from Siberia; it remains one of Turkmenistan's only two oil refineries.[1] Since the collapse of Soviet Union, the Seydi refinery has been reintegrated with the Kokdumalak, Yashyldepe, Yoloten, and Kerwen oil-fields.[1][5][6] The unit processed about half a million tonne of oil in 2020; among the products were gasoline, asphalt, and diesel.[7][8]

The city houses the headquarters of the Amudarya State Nature Reserve, including a museum.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Brummell, Paul (2005). Turkmenistan. Bradt Travel Guides. pp. 192–193. ISBN 978-1-84162-144-9.
  2. ^ "Нефтезаводск". Great Soviet Encyclopedia.
  3. ^ Всемирный исторический проект. Лебапский велаят Archived 2009-07-28 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Парламент Туркменистана внёс изменения в административно-территориальное деление Лебапского велаята". Информационный портал Туркменистана «Turkmenportal» (in Russian). 28 November 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  5. ^ "В Туркменистане построят современные газохимические комплексы" (in Russian). Neftegaz.ru. 3 December 2012.
  6. ^ "Туркменистан в Каракумах ввел в эксплуатацию очередное газоконденсатное месторождение Кервен. После 2009 г это первый успех туркменских газовиков" (in Russian). Neftegaz.ru. 11 March 2012.
  7. ^ "Seydi Oil Refinery Processes 135.5 Thousand Tons of Oil". Business Turkmenistan. April 20, 2020.
  8. ^ "Seydi Oil Refinery Processes Around 441.2 Thousand Tons of Oil". Business Turkmenistan. December 16, 2020.
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