Baýramaly
| Baýramaly | |||
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 Turkmenistan
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| Province : | Mary welaýaty | ||
| Founded : | 1935 | ||
| Coordinates : | 37 ° 37 ' N , 62 ° 10' E | ||
| Residents : | 91,713 (2010) | ||
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Baýramaly ( Russian Байрамали Bairamali ) is the sixth largest city in Turkmenistan with 91,713 inhabitants . It is located 390 km east of the capital Ashgabat in the Mary province on the Trans-Caspian Railway and on European route 60 .
history
Baýramaly was founded in 1935.
Population development
| year | Residents |
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| 1969 | 31,000 |
| 1979 | 37,531 |
| 1989 | 43,824 |
| 1995 | 54,300 |
| 1999 | 60,000 |
| 2009 | 88,486 |
| 2010 | 91,713 |
Attractions
- Not far northwest of Baýramaly is the ruined city and UNESCO World Heritage Site Merw
sons and daughters of the town
- Tahira Tahirova (1913–1991), Azerbaijani politician
- Jamaldin Abduchalitowitsch Chodschanijasow (* 1996), Russian football player
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b World Gazetteer: Page no longer available , search in web archives: Population figures in Turkmen cities
- ↑ City Population: Population figures in Turkmenistan