Turkmenistan (TM) Summary

Turkmenistan (TM) has an area of 488 100 km² and its population is about 5 million (2004 estimate). Its population is poorly known because the last reliable census was the Soviet census of 1989, which gives a population of 3 533 925.

There are 5 entries in the world atlas for Turkmenistan (TM), which correspond to provinces, except that Ashgabat and the surrounding Ahal Province are combined. They are enumerated below, with links. The provinces and Ashgabat are further subdivided into 15 cities and 51 districts.

Many names in this section are derived from Soviet maps. These are given with Cyrillic script in parentheses. These names may not be correct in Turkmen and many have been changed after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

Ashgabat and Ahal Province
Mary Province
Balkan Province
Daşoguz Province
Lebap Province

Turkmenistan (TM) Ashgabat and Ahal Province

Image: The Neutrality Arch (constructed 1999) has a height of 75 meters. The monument contains a restaurant at the lowest level, a double observation deck at a higher level, and at the top, a statue of the late President for Life Saparmyrat Nyýazow Türkmenbaşy (1985-1991 of Turkmen SSR, 1991-2006 of independent Turkmenistan) which is covered in gold leaf. The statue rotates to face the sun.

Summary

Ashgabat is a major city with a population of 600 000. The major towns of Tejen (65 000), Abadan (45 000), Kaka (30 000), Sarahs (30 000), Annau (25 000), Baharly (25 000), and Babadaýhan (20 000) are also in the area.

Detailed Analysis

Ashgabat has a population of about 600 000. It is surrounded by Ruhabat district of Ahal Province. The 1989 census population of Ashkhabad was 405 157.

Ahal Province (Ahal welaýaty) has an area of 95 400 km² and a population of about 750 000 (2004 estimate). It is divided into 1 city, Abadan (31 588 as Bezmeyin in 1989), and 8 districts: Akbugdaý (capital Annau), Babadaýhan (43 776 in 1989 as Kirovskiy region), Baharly (59 010 in 1989), Gökdepe (63 526 in 1989), Kaka (52 430 in 1989), Ruhabat, Sarahs (32 227 in 1989), and Tejen (59 576 in 1989). In 1989, Akbugdaý and Ruhabat districts were parts of Ashkhabadskiy region (144 358). The 1989 census population of the current territory of Ahal Province was 526 640.

West Karakum (Baharly, Gökdepe, Abadan)

Bami (Бами) has an area of 2.5 km² and an estimated population of 5 000.
Beurme (Беурме) has an area of 1.3 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Murche (Мурче) has an area of 1.6 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Baharly (16 823 as Baharden in 1989) in Baharly district has an area of 6.4 km² and an estimated population of 25 000.
Durun (Дурун) has an area of 2.9 km² and an estimated population of 7 000.
Karagan (Караган) has an area of 1.8 km² and an estimated population of 4 500.
Aktepe (Актепе) has an area of 2.3 km² and an estimated population of 4 500.
Yaradzha (Яраджа) has an area of 1.5 km² and an estimated population of 4 500.
Tel'mana (Тельмана) has an area of 1.1 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Kursagir (Курсагир) has an area of 1.4 km² and an estimated population of 3 500.
Gökdepe (14 478 in 1989) in Gökdepe district has an area of 4.1 km² and an estimated population of 17 000.
Dvadtsatyy Parts"yezda (XX Партсъезда) has an area of 1.4 km² and an estimated population of 3 500.
Bol'shevik (Большевик) has an area of 2.1 km² and an estimated population of 5 000.
Birleshik Pervyy (Бирлешик Первый) has an area of 3.6 km² and an estimated population of 9 000.
Khurmangeokcha (Хурмангеокча) has an area of 1.6 km² and an estimated population of 4 000.
Kelendzhar (Келенджар) has an area of 2.8 km² and an estimated population of 7 000.
Korzhou (Коржоу) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Baba-Arab (Баба-Араб) has an area of 1.6 km² and an estimated population of 4 000.
Abadan (31 588 as Bezmeyin in 1989), a city, has an area of 16 km² and an estimated population of 45 000.
Kypchak has an area of 2.8 km² and an estimated population of 7 000.
Bagir (Багир) has an area of 4.5 km² and an estimated population of 13 000.
Geokcha (Геокча) has an area of 3.1 km² and an estimated population of 8 000.
Yalkim (Ялким) has an area of 1.1 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.

Ashgabat area

Ashgabat (401 135 as Ashkhabad in 1989 census) has an area of 57 km² and an estimated population of 600 000.
An unidentified urban area 15 km N of Ashgabat has an area of 5.8 km² and an estimated population of zero.
Choganli (Чоганли) has an area of 3.8 km² and an estimated population of 12 000.
An unidentified urban area 6 km N of Ashgabat has an area of 1.6 km² and an estimated population of 5 000.
Kara-Damak (Кара-Дамак) has an area of 3.7 km² and an estimated population of 15 000.
Bikrava (Бикрава) has an area of 2.8 km² and an estimated population of 3 500.
Annau (9 332 in 1989 census) in Akbugdaý district has an area of 7.1 km² and an estimated population of 25 000.

East Karakum (Kaka)

Akbugdaý in Akbugdaý district has an area of 1.1 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Leninizm-Yoly (Ленинизм-Ёлы) has an area of 1.8 km² and an estimated population of 5 000.
Kyurenkala (Кюренкала) has an area of 1.1 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Mekhinli (Мехинли) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Kaushut (Каушут) has an area of 2.3 km² and an estimated population of 6 000.
Kazgankala (Казганкала) has an area of 1.1 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Arabkala (Арабкала) has an area of 1.4 km² and an estimated population of 4 000.
Kaka (13 707 as Kaakhka in 1989 census) has an area of 9.5 km² and an estimated population of 30 000.
Dushak (Душак, 4 814 in 1989 census) has an area of 4.3 km² and an estimated population of 9 000.

Tejen oasis (Babadaýhan, Tejen, Sarahs)

Tezeyol (Тезеёл) has an area of 4.6 km² and an estimated population of 9 000.
Karla Marksa (Карла Маркса) has an area of 3.2 km² and an estimated population of 8 000.
Lenina (Ленина) has an area of 5.7 km² and an estimated population of 14 000.
Babadaýhan (7 130 as Kirovsk in 1989 census) in Babadaýhan district has an area of 4.9 km² and an estimated population of 17 000.
Kalinina (Калинина) has an area of 6.7 km² and an estimated population of 17 000.
Znamya Oktyabrya (Знамя Октября) has an area of 3.5 km² and an estimated population of 7 000.
Kommunizm (Коммунизм) has an area of 3.2 km² and an estimated population of 6 000.
Sorok Let VLKSM (40 лет ВЛКСМ) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 3 500.
Kerbabayeva (Кербабаева) has an area of 2.8 km² and an estimated population of 7 000.
Chapayeva (Чапаева) has an area of 1.7 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Lenin-Baydagy (Ленин-Байдагы) has an area of 1.5 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Sovet Turkmenistany (Совет Туркменистаны) has an area of 2.5 km² and an estimated population of 4 000.
Pravda (Правда) has an area of 2.0 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Kirova (Кирова) has an area of 1.7 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Kommuna (Коммуна) has an area of 3.2 km² and an estimated population of 4 500.
Lenin-Yoly (Ленин-Ёлы) has an area of 2.0 km² and an estimated population of 4 000.
Moskva (Москва) has an area of 2.7 km² and an estimated population of 5 000.
Komsomol (Комсомол) has an area of 2.0 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Tejen (40 149 as Tedzhen in 1989 census) in Tejen district has an area of 9.7 km² and an estimated population of 65 000.
Zhdanova (Жданова) has an area of 1.8 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Sovkhoz Tedzhen (Совхоз Теджен) has an area of 1.7 km² and an estimated population of 5 000.
Kolkhoz Ashkhabad (Колхоз Ашхабад) has an area of 1.4 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
An unidentified urban area 34 km SE of Tejen has an area of 1.4 km² and an estimated population of 4 000.
Komsomol (Комсомол) has an area of 2.0 km² and an estimated population of4 500.
Akchadepe (Акчадепе) has an area of 1.6 km² and an estimated population of 4 000.
Meana (Меана) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 2 000.
Ata (Ата) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 1 500.
Alam (Алам) has an area of 1.3 km² and an estimated population of 4 000.
Kichaga Vtoraya (Кичага 2-я) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Sarahs (9 585 as Serakhs in 1989 census) in Sarahs district has an area of 8.9 km² and an estimated population of 30 000.
Yalovach (Яловач) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 1 500.
Sovet"yab (Советъяб) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 1 500.

Turkmenistan (TM) Mary Province

Image: The Karakum canal, depicted here at Wekilbazar, carries the waters of the Amu Darya to the Mary oasis, an ancient center of Turkic civilization. It continues far to the west past Ashgabat to Atrek on the Iranian border, extending a distance of 1 375 kilometers and carrying an annual volume of 13 trillion liters. Construction began on the canal from the Amu Darya in 1954 and reached Mary in 1959, Tejen in 1960, Ashgabat in 1962, and Gökdepe in 1967. Work on further extensions continued until 1988.

Summary

Mary is a city with a population of 180 000. The major towns of Baýramaly (50 000), Ýolöten (35 000), Sakarçäge (30 000), Türkmengala (25 000), and Tagtabazar (20 000) are also in the province.

Detailed Analysis

Mary Province (Mary welaýaty) has an area of 86 800 km² and a population of about 1.2 million (2004 estimate). It is divided into 1 city, Baýramaly (56 356 as Bayram-Ali in 1989 census), and 11 districts: Baýramaly, Garagum (90 571 as Karakumskiy region in 1989), Mary (99 052 in city and 95 412 in Maryskiy region in 1989), Murgap (79 768 as Murgabskiy region in 1989), Oguzhan (17 578 as Parkhatskiy region in 1989), Sakarçäge (79 079 as Sakar-Chaginskiy region in 1989), Serhetabat, Tagtabazar, Türkmengala (62 871 as Turkmen-Kalinskiy region in 1989), Wekilbazar (88 362 as Vekil'-Bazarskiy region in 1989), and Ýolöten (74 736 as Iolotanskiy region in 1989). In 1989, Serhetabat and Tagtabazar districts were reported as Takhta-Bazarskiy region (70 326). The 1989 census population of Mary Province was 814 111.

Mary oasis:

Lenin-Yoly (Ленин-Ёлы) has an area of 2.6 km² and an estimated population of 6 000.
Beriket (Берикет) has an area of 1.6 km² and an estimated population of 4 000.
Bol'shevik (Большевик) has an area of 3.4 km² and an estimated population of 9 000.
Kommunizm (Коммунизм) has an area of 4.1 km² and an estimated population of 10 000.
Voroshilova (Борошилова) has an area of 2.2 km² and an estimated population of 6 000.
Yalkym (Ялкым) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Leningrad (Ленинград) has an area of 4.3 km² and an estimated population of 11 000.
Andreyeva (Андреева) has an area of 4.0 km² and an estimated population of 10 000.
Lenina (Ленина) has an area of 2.5 km² and an estimated population of 6 000.
Chkalova (Чкалова) has an area of 1.6 km² and an estimated population of 4 000.
Kalinina (Калинина) has an area of 2.4 km² and an estimated population of 6 000.
Kirova (Кирова) has an area of 1.8 km² and an estimated population of 4 500.
Oktyabr' (Октябрь) has an area of 2.3 km² and an estimated population of 6 000.
Peshanali (Пешанали) has an area of 2.2 km² and an estimated population of 5 000.
Chorlak-Yab (Чорлак-Яб) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Sovet Turkmenistana (Совет Туркменистана) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Krasnyy Mukomol (Красный Мукомол) has an area of 1.3 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Sakarçäge (4 360 as Sakar-Chaga in 1989 census) has an area of 11.5 km² and an estimated population of 30 000.
Shatlyk (Шатлык, 4 840 in 1989 census) in Oguzhan district has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Kuybysheva (Куйбышева) has an area of 3.2 km² and an estimated population of 8 000.
Krasnaya Nit' (Красная Нить) has an area of 1.3 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Gyorel'deyarysh (Гёрелдеярыш) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Donator-Sakhatova (Донатор-Сахатова) has an area of 1.6 km² and an estimated population of 4 000.
Poltoratskovo (Полторацкого) has an area of 1.8 km² and an estimated population of 4 500.
Vas'maya Marta (8 Марта) has an area of 1.3 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Sovet (Совет) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Leninizm (Ленинизм) has an area of 2.7 km² and an estimated population of 7 000.
Ashkhabad (Ашхабад) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Egriguzar (Эгригузар) has an area of 1.6 km² and an estimated population of 4 000.
An unidentified urban area 9 km N of Mary has an area of 2.7 km² and an estimated population of 7 000.
Zarpchi (Зарпчи) has an area of 1.6 km² and an estimated population of 4 000.
Medeniyot (Медениёт) has an area of 2.5 km² and an estimated population of 6 000.
Kalinina (Калинина) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Kirova (Кирова) has an area of 1.7 km² and an estimated population of 4 000.
Mary (92 290 in 1989 census) has an area of 50 km² and an estimated population of 180 000.
Mukhadova Nomer Pervyy (Бриг. No. 1. Мухадова) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Kalinina (Калинина) has an area of 3.2 km² and an estimated population of 8 000.
Pobeda (Победа) has an area of 2.2 km² and an estimated population of 5 000.
Mary--Energetik (Энергетик, 6 762 in 1989 census) has an area of 3.8 km² and an estimated population of 14 000.
Teze-Durmush (Тезе-Дурмуш) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Mary--Thermoelectric Power Station, a power plant, has an area of 2.3 km² and an estimated population of zero.
Lenina (Ленина) has an area of 1.1 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
An unidentified urban area 5.5 km NE of Wekilbazar has an area of 3.2 km² and an estimated population of 8 000.
Mollanepesa (Молланепеса) has an area of 2.1 km² and an estimated population of 5 000.
Leningrad (Ленинград) has an area of 2.1 km² and an estimated population of 5 000.
Wekilbazar (5 786 as Imeni Poltoratskovo in 1989 census) has an area of 3.2 km² and an estimated population of 8 000.
Dogriyol (Догриёл) has an area of 1.1 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Bol'shevik (Большевик) has an area of 1.3 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Kommunist (Коммунист) has an area of 1.4 km² and an estimated population of 3 500.
Teze-Durmush (Тезе-Дурмуш) has an area of 3.1 km² and an estimated population of 8 000.
Mollanepesa (Молланепеса) has an area of 3.1 km² and an estimated population of 8 000.
Kyzyl-Oktyabr' (Кызыл-Октябрь) has an area of 2.5 km² and an estimated population of 6 000.
Karla Marksa (Карла Маркса) has an area of 3.9 km² and an estimated population of 10 000.
Kommunizm (Коммунизм) has an area of 5.5 km² and an estimated population of 14 000.
Moskva (Москва) has an area of 2.5 km² and an estimated population of 6 000.
Lenina (Ленина) has an area of 4.3 km² and an estimated population of 11 000.
Murgap (7 637 as Murgab in 1989 census) in Murgap district has an area of 3.9 km² and an estimated population of 14 000.
Khalym (Халым) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Komsomol (Комсомол) has an area of 1.6 km² and an estimated population of 4 000.
Kalinina (Калинина) has an area of 1.1 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Yagtylyk (Ягтылык) has an area of 2.0 km² and an estimated population of 5 000.
Shordepe (Шордепе) has an area of 2.0 km² and an estimated population of 5 000.
Sevdager (Севдагер) has an area of 1.4 km² and an estimated population of 3 500.
Karamurad (Карамурад) has an area of 2.3 km² and an estimated population of 6 000.
Kirova (Кирова) has an area of 1.7 km² and an estimated population of 4 000.
Yagty-Yol (Ягты-Ёл) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 3 500.
Moskva (Москва) has an area of 3.3 km² and an estimated population of 6 000.
Kalinina (Калинина) has an area of 1.1 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Put' k Sotsializmu (Путь к Социализму) has an area of 2.5 km² and an estimated population of 6 000.
An unidentified urban area 4 km E of Baýramaly has an area of 2.1 km² and an estimated population of 7 000.
Baýramaly (43 824 in 1989 census) in Baýramaly district has an area of 7.8 km² and an estimated population of 50 000.
Lenina (Ленина) has an area of 2.9 km² and an estimated population of 7 000.
Leningrad (Ленинград) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Bol'shevik (Большевик) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Orak-Chekich (Орак-Чекич) has an area of 1.1 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Teze-Yol (Тезе-Ёл) has an area of 2.4 km² and an estimated population of 6 000.
Lenina (Ленина) has an area of 2.9 km² and an estimated population of 7 000.
Kommunizm (Коммунизм) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Dvadtsat' Vtorovo Parts"yezda (XXII Партсъезда) has an area of 1.4 km² and an estimated population of 3 500.
Teze-Yol (Тезе-Ёл) has an area of 1.4 km² and an estimated population of 3 500.
Pobeda (Победа) has an area of 3.2 km² and an estimated population of 8 000.
Komsomol (Комсомол) has an area of 1.6 km² and an estimated population of 4 000.
Türkmengala (6 465 as Turkmen-Kala in 1989 census) in Türkmengala district has an area of 8.9 km² and an estimated population of 25 000.
Zakhmet (Захмет, 3 041 in 1989 census) in Türkmengala district has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Sovkhoz Zakhmet (Совхоз Захмет) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Zakhmet Nomer Pervyy (отд. No. 1 свх. Захмет) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Zhdanova (Жданова) has an area of 2.1 km² and an estimated population of 6 000.
Kuybysheva (Куйбышева) has an area of 2.9 km² and an estimated population of 7 000.
Karla Marksa (Карла Маркса) has an area of 2.9 km² and an estimated population of 7 000.
An unidentified urban area 19 km NW of Ýolöten has an area of 1.5 km² and an estimated population of 4 000.
An unidentified urban area 13 km NW of Ýolöten has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
An unidentified urban area 12 km NW of Ýolöten has an area of 1.5 km² and an estimated population of 4 000.
Kommunist (Коммунист) has an area of 1.7 km² and an estimated population of 4 000.
Moskva (Москва) has an area of 2.3 km² and an estimated population of 6 000.
Akgyuzer (Акгюзер) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Sytdykh (Сытдых) has an area of 2.7 km² and an estimated population of 7 000.
Changybent (Чангыбент) has an area of 1.6 km² and an estimated population of 4 000.
Ýolöten (18 644 in 1989 census) in Ýolöten district has an area of 8.1 km² and an estimated population of 35 000.
Yolotanskaya Selskaya Stanitsa (Иолотанская Сел. Ст.) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 4 000.
Verkhnyye Sukhty (Верхние Сухты) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Kyzyl-Khodzhanazar (Кызыл-Ходжаназар) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Khudzhum (Худжум) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Krasnaya Zvezda (Красная Звезда) has an area of 1.1 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Chapayeva (Чапаева, 3 185 as Imeni Chapayeva in 1989 census) in Ýolöten district has an area of 1.4 km² and an estimated population of 4 000.

Murghab valley area (Tagtabazar):

Saryyazy (Сарыяазы) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Lenina (Ленина) has an area of 3.3 km² and an estimated population of 8 000.
Engel'sa (Энгельса) has an area of 3.9 km² and an estimated population of 10 000.
Dimitrova (Димитрова) has an area of 2.9 km² and an estimated population of 7 000.
Tagtabazar (5 907 as Takhta-Bazar in 1989) in Tagtabazar district has an area of 6.7 km² and an estimated population of 20 000.
Tel'mana (Тельмана) has an area of 1.3 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Pervaya Maya (1 Мая) has an area of 1.1 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Seyn Ali (Сейн-Али) has an area of 1.5 km² and an estimated population of 4 500.
Kirova (Кирова) has an area of 2.4 km² and an estimated population of 6 000.

Serhetabat:

Serhetabat (4 834 as Kushka in 1989) in Serhetabat district has an area of 1.4 km² and an estimated population of 5 000.

Turkmenistan (TM) Balkan Province

Image: Garabogazköl is a large depression about the size of New Jersey. Water from the Caspian sea enters through a channel in the sandbar across the mouth and evaporates, making Garabogazköl a shallow and extremely saline body of water. Between 1980 and 1992 Garabogazköl was entirely dried out by artificial blockage of the inflow, which reportedly caused salt and sand storms hundreds of miles downwind. By 1995, when this image was taken, Garabogazköl had been refilled.

Summary

Balkanabat, the capital, is a city with a population of 110 000. The major towns of Türkmenbaşy (80 000), Serdar (50 000), and Gumdag (20 000) are also in the province.

Detailed Analysis

Balkan Province (Balkan welaýaty) has an area of 138 500 km² and a population of about 500 000 (2004 estimate). It is divided into 7 cities: Balkanabat (114 575 as Nebit-Dag in 1989), Bereket (in Kazandzhikskiy region in 1989), Garabogaz (in Krasnovodskiy region in 1989), Gumdag (part of Balkanabat in 1989), Hazar (15 332 as Cheleken in 1989), Serdar (33 388 as Kyzyl-Arvat in 1989), and Türkmenbaşy (62 601 as Krasnovodsk in 1989), and 6 districts: Bereket (28 394 including city as Kazandzhikskiy region in 1989), Esenguly, Etrek, Magtymguly, Serdar, and Türkmenbaşy (29 443 including Garabogaz city as Krasnovodskiy region in 1989). In 1989, Magtymguly and Serdar regions were reported as Kyzyl-Arvatskiy region (33 405) and Esenguly and Atrek regions as Kyzyl-Atrekskiy region (38 358). In the 1989 census, the population of the territory of Balkan Province was 355 496.

Esenguly (5 823 as Gasan-Kuly) in Esenguly district has an area of 2.0 km² and an estimated population of 7 000.
Etrek (6 855 as Kyzyl-Atrek in 1989 census) in Etrek district has an area of 2.6 km² and an estimated population of 8 000.
Madav (Мадав) has an area of 2.7 km² and an estimated population of 8 000.
Sharlouk (Шарлоук) has an area of 1.9 km² and an estimated population of 6 000.
Magtymguly (8 412 as Kara-Kala in 1989 census) in Magtymguly district has an area of 2.1 km² and an estimated population of 7 000.
Türkmenbaşy (58 854 in 1989 census) has an area of 8.0 km² and an estimated population of 80 000.
Garabogaz (6 895 as Bekdash in 1989 census) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 9 000.
Balkanabat--Dzhebel (Джебел, 7 697 in 1989 census) has an area of 2.0 km² and an estimated population of 8 000.
Balkanabat (86 314 in 1989 census), probably surrounded by Bereket district, has an area of 12.5 km² and an estimated population of 110 000.
Cheleken (Челекен, 13 865 in 1989 census) has an area of 1.7 km² and an estimated population of 10 000.
Bereket (14 424 as Kazandzhik in 1989 census) in Bereket district has an area of 3.7 km² and an estimated population of 14 000.
Gumdag (16 529 in 1989 census) has an area of 4.8 km² and an estimated population of 20 000.
Serdar (33 388 in 1989 census) has an area of 9.2 km² and an estimated population of 50 000.

Turkmenistan (TM) Daşoguz Province

Image: The tomb of Sultan Ala ad-Din Tekish (reigned 1172-1200) in Köneürgenç. During his reign, the Khwarezmid Empire ruled all of Persia, northern Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, and southern Kazakhstan.

Summary

Daşoguz is a city with a population of 180 000. The major towns of Gurbansoltan Eje (60 000), Köneürgenç (40 000), Boldumsaz (35 000), Akdepe (30 000), Görogly (20 000), and Gubadag (20 000) are also in the province.

Detailed Analysis

Daşoguz Province (Daşoguz welaýaty) has an area of 73 600 km² and a population of about 1.0 million (2004 estimate). It is divided into 1 city, Daşoguz (111 406 as Tashauz in 1989), and 8 districts: Akdepe (61 774 as Leninskiy region), Boldumsaz, Görogly (75 578 as Takhtinskiy region), Gubadag, Gurbansoltan Eje (86 639 in 1989 as Il'yalinskiy region), Köneürgenç (77 515 in 1989 as Kunya-Urgenchskiy region), Saparmyrat Nyýazow (88 343 as Tashauzskiy region), and Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy (81 188 as Oktyabr'skiy region). In 1989, Gubadag region and Boldumsaz region were reported as Kalininskiy region (115 671). The 1989 population of Daşoguz Province was 698 114.

Dvadtsat' Vtoraya S"yezda KPSS (XXII Съезда КПСС) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 4 000.
Kazakdegish (Казакдегиш) has an area of 1.7 km² and an estimated population of 6 000.
Aybovur (Айбовур) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 2 000.
Gyol'yer (Гёльер) has an area of 1.5 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Kyzylshark (Кызылшарк) has an area of 1.4 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Peshenalydepe (Пешеналыдепе) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 2 000.
Budyonovo (Будёного) has an area of 3.3 km² and an estimated population of 11 000.
Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy (6 770 as Oktyabr'sk in 1989) in Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy district has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 4 500.
Vas'maya Marta (8 Марта) has an area of 1.8 km² and an estimated population of 4 000.
Tezedurmush (Тезедурмуш) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 4 000.
Novyy (Новый) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 4 000.
Karaoy (Караой) has an area of 1.4 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Ashira Kakabayeva (Ашира Какабаева) has an area of 3.9 km² and an estimated population of 10 000.
Strelkovo (Стрелково) has an area of 2.1 km² and an estimated population of 6 000.
Ak-Altyn (Ак-Алтын) has an area of 2.1 km² and an estimated population of 6 000.
Köneürgenç (21 827 as Kunya-Urgench in 1989) in Köneürgenç district has an area of 12.5 km² and an estimated population of 40 000.
An unidentified urban area, Köneürgenç--6 km E of Köneürgenç, has an area of 2.1 km² and an estimated population of 8 000.
Derekli (Дерекли) has an area of 1.6 km² and an estimated population of 5 000.
Akdepe (14 673 as Leninsk in 1989) in Akdepe district has an area of 8.2 km² and an estimated population of 30 000.
Aliloi (Алилой) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 1 500.
Atayap (Атаяп) has an area of 1.3 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Karabaynak (Карабайнак) has an area of 2.1 km² and an estimated population of 4 000.
Vatan (Ватан) has an area of 1.3 km² and an estimated population of 2 000.
Shorumsa (Шорумса) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 2 000.
Uzumbay (Узумбай) has an area of 1.7 km² and an estimated population of 2 000.
Boldumsaz (19 296 as Kalinin in 1989) in Boldumsaz district has an area of 9.6 km² and an estimated population of 35 000.
Karadepe (Карадепе) in Karadepe district has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 1 500.
Okyuz"yap (Окюзъяп) has an area of 2.2 km² and an estimated population of 3 500.
Gubadag (10 263 as Tel'mansk in 1989) in Gubadag district has an area of 5.6 km² and an estimated population of 20 000.
Yelkhazar (Елхазар) has an area of 1.3 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Devkala (Девкала) has an area of 1.6 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Oktyabr' (Октябрь) has an area of 1.1 km² and an estimated population of 2 000.
Magarif (Магариф) has an area of 2.0 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Tyate (Тяте) has an area of 1.4 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Onbegi (Онбеги) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 1 500.
Sapaly (Сапалы) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Orman (Орман) has an area of 2.8 km² and an estimated population of 6 000.
Dzhanam (Джанам) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 2 000.
Teze-Yol (Тезе-Ёл) has an area of 1.4 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Gyoklyong (Гёклёнг) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 2 000.
Andalyp (Андалып) has an area of 1.7 km² and an estimated population of 4 000.
Gurbansoltan Eje (16 936 as Il'yaly in 1989) in Gurbansoltan Eje district has an area of 22 km² and an estimated population of 60 000.
Tel'mana (Тельмана) has an area of 2.1 km² and an estimated population of 6 000.
Dar'yalyk (Дарьялык) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 2 000.
Kyzylkoshun (Кызылкошун) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Kommuna (Коммуна) has an area of 1.6 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Lenin"yoli (Ленинёли) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Gigant (Гигант) has an area of 3.0 km² and an estimated population of 6 000.
Ketli (Кетли) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Daşoguz (112 000 in 1989 census) has an area of 32 km² and an estimated population of 180 000.
Altmysh (Алтмыш) has an area of 2.3 km² and an estimated population of 4 500.
Parizhskaya Kommuna (Парижская Коммуна) has an area of 1.6 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Khamzashikh (Хамзаших) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 2 000.
Rozumboy (Розумбой) has an area of 5.7 km² and an estimated population of 13 000.
Vakhim (Вахим) has an area of 1.5 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Kosmos (Космос) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 1 500.
An unidentified urban area 7.5 km N of Görogly has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
An unidentified urban area 13.5 km NW of Görogly has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Voyennyy (Военный) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Krupskoy (Крупской) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Görogly (11 500 in 1989 as Takhta) in Görogly district has an area of 5.3 km² and an estimated population of 20 000.
Sotsializm (Социализм) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Kommunizm (Коммунизм) has an area of 1.3 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Voroshilov (Ворошилов) has an area of 1.7 km² and an estimated population of 3 500.
Kommuna (Коммуна) has an area of 2.0 km² and an estimated population of 4 000.
Kelleli (Келлели) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 2 000.
Temech Pervyy (Темеч Первый) has an area of 1.5 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Yarovoy Pervyy (Яровой Первый) has an area of 1.7 km² and an estimated population of 3 500.
Buzgumen (Бузгумен) has an area of 1.5 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Midzhigur (Миджигур) has an area of 1.5 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Yangiyap (Янгияп) has an area of 1.4 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Kalinina (Калинина) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 2 000.
Saparmyrat Nyýazow (7 291 as Tezebazar in 1989) in Saparmyrat Nyýazow district has an area of 5.4 km² and an estimated population of 16 000.
Babakurdzhum (Бабакуржум) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 2 000.

Turkmenistan (TM) Lebap Province

Summary

Türkmenabat, the capital, is a city with a population of 250 000. The major towns of Atamyrat (35 000), Magdanly (30 000), and Koýtendag (22 000) are also in the province.

Lebap Province (Lebap welaýaty) has an area of 95 400 km² and a population of about 1.0 million (2004 estimate). It is divided into 3 cities: Magdanly, Seýdi (exclave of Chardzhou in 1989), and Türkmenabat (179 645 as Chardzhou in 1989), and 15 districts: Atamyrat (36 082 in Kerki city and 47 727 in Kerkinskiy region in 1989), Beýik Türkmenbaşy, Birata, Farap (37 453 in Farabskiy region in 1989), Galkynyş (64 095 as Deynauskiy region in 1989), Garabekewül (29 744 as Karabebekaul'skiy region in 1989), Garaşsyzlyk, Halaç (57 021 in Khalachskiy region in 1989), Hojambaz (45 090 in Khojambasskiy region in 1989), Koýtendag (65 910 as Charshanginskiy region in 1989), Magdanly, Sakar, Saýat, Serdarabat, and Seýdi (32 565 as Dargan-Atinskiy region). Sakar and Saýat are reported as Sayatskiy region (60 817) in the 1989 census. Lebap Province had a population of 734 407 in 1989. 78 258 Chardzhouskiy

Gaz-Achak (Газ-Ачак, 12 374 in 1989 census) has an area of 1.4 km² and an estimated population of 11 000.
Sheykharyk (Шейхарык) has an area of 1.4 km² and an estimated population of 3 500.
Dargan-Ata (Дарган-Ата, 7 212 in 1989 census) in Seýdi district has an area of 1.4 km² and an estimated population of 4 000.
Kyzylbaidak Pervyy (Кызылбаидак Первый) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Kabakly (Кабаклы) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Seýdi (11 059 as Neftezavodsk in 1989) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 10 000.
Karla Marksa (Карла Маркса) has an area of 1.9 km² and an estimated population of 5 000.
Usty (Усты) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Lenin"yol (Ленинъёл) has an area of 1.7 km² and an estimated population of 4 000.
Moskva (Москва) has an area of 2.0 km² and an estimated population of 5 000.
Shekhrat (Шехрат) has an area of 1.1 km² and an estimated population of 2 000.
Pioner (Пионер) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Galkynyş in Galkynyş district has an area of 2.9 km² and an estimated population of 10 000.
Frunze (Фрунзе) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Kyzyl-Yulduz (Кызыл-Юлдуз) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Bol'shevik (Большевик) has an area of 1.4 km² and an estimated population of 3 500.
Moskovsk (Московск) has an area of 1.4 km² and an estimated population of 5 000.
Ashkhabad (Ашхабад) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Kommunist (Коммунист) has an area of 1.1 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Udarnik (Ударник) has an area of 1.9 km² and an estimated population of 4 500.
Mir (Мир) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Dimitrova (Димитрова) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Lenina (Ленина) has an area of 1.3 km² and an estimated population of 3 500.
Kuybysheva (Куйбышева) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Kyzykoshun (Кызыкошун) has an area of 1.4 km² and an estimated population of 3 500.
Sarykbala (Сарыкбала) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Khalturina (Халтурина) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Oktyabr'sk (Октябрьск) has an area of 1.1 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Kirova (Кирова) has an area of 1.9 km² and an estimated population of 5 000.
Poltoratskovo (Полторацкого) has an area of 1.3 km² and an estimated population of 3 500.
Zhdanova (Жданова) has an area of 1.4 km² and an estimated population of 3 500.
Merkit (Меркит) has an area of 1.1 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Kuybysheva (Куйбышева) has an area of 1.4 km² and an estimated population of 3 500.
Kommunizm (Коммунизм) has an area of 1.7 km² and an estimated population of 4 000.
Farap in Farap district has an area of 5.5 km² and an estimated population of 17 000.
Türkmenabat--Farab-Pristan (Фараб-Пристан, 6 595 as Farab-Pristan in 1989) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Türkmenabat (161 000 in 1989 census) has an area of 41 km² and an estimated population of 250 000.
An unidentified urban area 3 km E of Türkmenabat has an area of 1.8 km² and an estimated population of 1 500.
An unidentified urban area 4.5 km E of Türkmenabat has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 500.
Vas'maya Marta (8 Марта) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Krupskoy (Крупской) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Bol'shevik (Большевик) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Chapayeva (Чапаева) has an area of 1.4 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Chaltut (Чалтут) has an area of 1.7 km² and an estimated population of 3 500.
Tezeusul (Тезеусул) has an area of 1.3 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Pakhtachi (Пахтачи) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Syyadak-Sakar (Сыядак-Сакар) has an area of 1.8 km² and an estimated population of 4 500.
Sakar in Sakar district has an area of 4.1 km² and an estimated population of 13 000.
Karamakhmud (Карамахмуд) has an area of 1.3 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Tel'mana (Тельмана) has an area of 1.1 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Leningrad (Ленинград) has an area of 1.3 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Sovet Turkmenistany (Совет Туркменистаны) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Avchi (Авчи) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Saýat in Saýat district has an area of 5.8 km² and an estimated population of 18 000.
Kalinina (Калинина) has an area of 1.7 km² and an estimated population of 4 000.
Bol'shevik (Большевик) has an area of 1.4 km² and an estimated population of 3 500.
Lenina (Ленина) has an area of 1.3 km² and an estimated population of 3 500.
Lambe (Ламбе) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Kim (Ким) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Garabekewül has an area of 3.2 km² and an estimated population of 12 000.
Kerkiel (Керкиел) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 3 500.
Burdalyk (Бурдалык) has an area of 1.9 km² and an estimated population of 4 000.
Lenina (Ленина) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Bol'shevik (Большевик) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 2 000.
Etbashi (Этбаши) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Krasnyy Oktyabr' (Красный Октябрь) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Pal'vart (Пальварт) has an area of 2.7 km² and an estimated population of 7 000.
Karla Marksa (Карла Маркса) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Gyuychbirleshik (Гюйчбирлешик) has an area of 1.9 km² and an estimated population of 5 000.
Kirova (Кирова) has an area of 1.1 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Kalinina (Калинина) has an area of 1.1 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Esenmengli (Эсенменгли) has an area of 3.0 km² and an estimated population of 8 000.
Pravda (Правда) has an area of 2.1 km² and an estimated population of 5 000.
Kyzylayak (Кызылаяк) has an area of 1.7 km² and an estimated population of 4 000.
Kyzylkoshun (Кызылкошун) has an area of 1.7 km² and an estimated population of 4 000.
Bol'shevik (Большевик) has an area of 1.3 km² and an estimated population of 3 500.
Kommunist (Коммунист) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Halaç in Halaç district has an area of 5.7 km² and an estimated population of 16 000.
Surkhi (Сурхи) has an area of 1.1 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Voroshilova (Ворошилова) has an area of 3.0 km² and an estimated population of 8 000.
Sotsializm (Социализм) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Hojambaz in Hojambaz district has an area of 3.3 km² and an estimated population of 11 000.
Birleshik (Бирлешик) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Sorok Let Turkmenskaya SSR (40 лет Туркменская ССР) has an area of 1.4 km² and an estimated population of 3 500.
Kommunizm (Коммунизм) has an area of 2.4 km² and an estimated population of 6 000.
NKVD (НКВД) has an area of 2.1 km² and an estimated population of 5 000.
Pioner (Пионер) has an area of 1.1 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Komintern (Коминтерн) has an area of 1.1 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Pakhtachi (Пахтачи) has an area of 2.7 km² and an estimated population of 7 000.
Akmeidan (Акмеидан) has an area of 3.9 km² and an estimated population of 10 000.
Kyzylbaydak (Кызылбайдак) has an area of 3.2 km² and an estimated population of 8 000.
Tezegyuych (Тезегюйч) has an area of 1.6 km² and an estimated population of 4 000.
Amu-Dar'ya (Амударья, 5 018 in 1989 census) in Atamyrat district has an area of 1.8 km² and an estimated population of 6 000.
Kerkichi (Керкичи, 6 783 in 1989 census) in Atamyrat district has an area of 2.1 km² and an estimated population of 7 000.
Atamyrat (19 747 as Kerki in 1989 census) in Atamyrat district has an area of 11 km² and an estimated population of 35 000.
Kyzylbaydak (Кызылбайдак) has an area of 1.1 km² and an estimated population of 2 000.
Komsomol (Комсомол) has an area of 1.3 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Turkmenistan (Туркменистан) has an area of 1.4 km² and an estimated population of 3 500.
Dostluk (Достлук, 4 534 in 1989 census) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 3 500.
Dvadtsat' Pervyy Parts"yezd (XXI Партсъезд) has an area of 1.4 km² and an estimated population of 3 500.
Ul'yamsurkhi (Ульяамсурхи) has an area of 1.1 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Kyzyl-Daykhan (Кызыл-Дайхан) has an area of 1.1 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Khatab (Хатаб) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Tashrabat (Ташрабат) has an area of 5.4 km² and an estimated population of 15 000.
Kyzyl-Ayak (Кызыл-Аяк) has an area of 1.6 km² and an estimated population of 5 000.
Khatab (Хатаб) has an area of 1.7 km² and an estimated population of 4 000.
Lenina (Ленина) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Amudar'ya (Амударья) has an area of 1.6 km² and an estimated population of 4 000.
Karla Marksa (Карла Маркса) has an area of 2.0 km² and an estimated population of 5 000.
Magdanly in Magdanly district has an area of 7.1 km² and an estimated population of 30 000.
Mukry (Мукри) has an area of 2.4 km² and an estimated population of 6 000.
Karakhauz (Карахауз) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Akkum-Ulam (Аккум-Улам) has an area of 2.0 km² and an estimated population of 5 000.
Koýtendag has an area of 6.7 km² and an estimated population of 22 000.