Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy

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

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; 58.83528
Country Turkmenistan
ProvinceDaşoguz Province
DistrictSaparmyrat Türkmenbaşy District
Population
 (2010)
 • Total21,465

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

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  1. ^ "Изменения в административно-территориальном делении Дашогузского велаята". 17 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей".