Bereket (Turkmenistan)

Bereket
Coordinates	39 ° 15 ′  N , 55 ° 31 ′  E Coordinates: 39 ° 15 ′  N , 55 ° 31 ′  E
Basic data
Country	Turkmenistan
province	Balkans
Residents	23,762 (calculation 2010)
Kopet-Dag as seen from Bereket

Bereket (formerly Gazanjyk ) is a city in the western Balkans Province in Turkmenistan . According to a calculation from 2010, 23,762 people live in Bereket.

location

Bereket is located in the western foothills of the Karakum Desert and north of the Kopet Dag Mountains , which run on the border between Iran and Turkmenistan. The capital Asgabat is about 300 kilometers southeast of Bereket, the port city of Türkmenbasy is 230 kilometers to the northwest.

economy

Like much of the Balkans province, Bereket is also dominated by agriculture. The cultivation of wheat, melons and pumpkins are important industries.

Infrastructure

Streets

Bereket is located on the M37 highway , which forms the country's most important traffic axis and connects Bereket with Serdar , Asgabat, Türkmenbasy and Türkmenabat , among others . Since the M37 is part of the European route 60 , Bereket is also connected to this trunk road, which leads from Brest ( France ) to Irkeschtam ( Kyrgyzstan ).

water

Due to the dry environment in the Karakum Desert, the water supply in the region is a challenge. Bereket and his agriculture are therefore also dependent on the Karakum Canal , which carries water from the Amu Darya for irrigation into the Karakum Desert.

railroad

The new Bereket Central Station, 2013

Bereket is located on a section of the Trans-Caspian Railway that was built between 1880 and 1885. The Trans-Caspian Railway crosses the Transnational North-South Corridor , a railway line from Shangaosen ( Kazakhstan ) to Gorgan in Iran . The new route was opened on December 3, 2014 in the presence of the presidents of Iran, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ BEREKET TURKMENISTAN (GENERAL) TURKMENISTAN Geography Population Map cities coordinates location - Tageo.com. Retrieved March 10, 2019 . 
2. ↑ European Training Foundation (Ed.): TURKMENISTAN OVERVIEW OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING AND THE LABOR MARKET . 2015, p. 10 .
3. ↑ Aydogdy Kurbanov: A brief history of archaeological research in Turkmenistan from the beginning of the 20th century until the present. In: ArchéOrient - Le Blog. Retrieved March 10, 2019 (fr-fr). 
4. ^ North-South Transnational Corridor. In: Railway Technology. Retrieved March 10, 2019 (UK English). 
5. ↑ Uzen-Bereket-Gorgan railway to open on December 3 , November 26, 2014, accessed on March 10, 2019 (American English).