Turkmenabat

Turkmenabat
Climate diagram
	Temperature in ° C , precipitation in mm
	Source: wetterkontor.de

Turkmenabat

Туркменабад

coat of arms

State :

Turkmenistan

Province :

Lebap welaýaty

Coordinates :

39 ° 5 ' N , 63 ° 35' E Coordinates: 39 ° 5 ' N , 63 ° 35' E

Height :

191 m. ü. M.

Residents :

234,828

Turkmenabat

At the gates of the city (1890)

City bus on Nyýazow Street

Türkmenabat ( Russian Туркменабад Turkmenabad ; formerly Turkmen Чәрҗев / Çärjew , Russian Чарджоу), formerly known in German as Tschardschou , is the second largest city in Turkmenistan . Türkmenabat has 234,828 inhabitants.

Location and infrastructure

The city is located in the Lebap province in the north-east of the country, near the Uzbek border and about 500 km from the Afghan border. Türkmenabat is located on the Amu Darya , which is crossed by a railway bridge and a pontoon bridge for road traffic (as of 2015), which will be replaced by a fixed bridge currently under construction. Turkmenabat also has one of the most important ports on the Amu Darya.

The city lies on the route of the Trans-Caspian Railway with a branch to Urgensch and on to Astrakhan . Türkmenabat is the most important industrial center of the state; there is processing of the country's products, such as cotton and sheepskin . There are also industries for everyday needs, technical schools and a university. Türkmenabat owns the national airport Türkmenabat .

history

The city was founded in 1886 as part of the construction work to extend the Trans-Caspian Railway in the region as a Russian base. Until 1999, Turkmenabat had the old name: Çärjew (Turkmen) or Tschardschou (Russian). Subsequently, the city was renamed Turkmenabat by the Turkmen dictator Saparmyrat Nyýazow , known for his personality cult .

In 2006, more than 500 statues and large portraits of the former President of Turkmenistan were in the city.

See also : List of cities in Turkmenistan

Attractions

The most striking places in and around Türkmenabat include:

The Dunya Bazaar with a wide range of goods from Turkmenistan, the People's Republic of China , Uzbekistan, Turkey and Russia

The Allamberdar mausoleum from the 11th century AD

The remains of the 10th century Amul settlement

The ruins of the Dayakhatyn caravanserai

Climate table

Monthly average temperatures and rainfall for Türkmenabat

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C )	6.8	9.6	16.4	24.5	30.6	35.2	36.7	34.6	29.8	22.4	15.6	9.0	O	22.7
Min. Temperature (° C)	-2.8	-0.2	4.2	7.6	15.8	19.7	21.7	18.8	13.0	6.8	2.3	-0.9	O	8.9

Precipitation ( mm )	18th	14th	25th	23	8th	1	0	0	0	5	10	17th	Σ	121

Hours of sunshine ( h / d )	4.3	5.4	6.4	8.1	10.7	12.8	12.8	12.2	10.8	8.6	6.5	4.3	O	8.6

Rainy days ( d )	5	4th	6th	4th	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	4th	Σ	29

Humidity ( % )	75	70	62	54	41	35	36	36	42	54	64	75	O	53.6

Source: wetterkontor.de

sons and daughters of the town

Ramiz Mustafayev (1926–2008), Soviet-Azerbaijani composer, conductor and music teacher
Bulat Mansurow (1937-2011), Soviet director
Oleg Kononeko (* 1964), Russian cosmonaut
Serdar Hudaýberdiýew (* 1986), Turkmen boxer
Gülbadam Babamyratowa (* 1991), Turkmen martial artist

Web links

Commons : Türkmenabat - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Turkmenabat | Turkmenistan. Retrieved June 9, 2019 .
↑ http://lenta.ru/news/2007/05/28/takedown/
↑ Turkmenabad Landmarks - Allamberdar (Almutasir) Mausoleum. Retrieved June 9, 2019 .
↑ Turkmenabad Landmarks - Amul Settlement. Retrieved June 9, 2019 .
↑ Turkmenabad Landmarks - Caravanserai Dayakhatyn (Bai-Khatyn). Retrieved June 9, 2019 .

[1] Turkmenabat | Turkmenistan. Retrieved June 9, 2019 .

[2] ttp://lenta.ru/news/2007/05/28/takedown/

[3] Turkmenabad Landmarks - Allamberdar (Almutasir) Mausoleum. Retrieved June 9, 2019 .

[4] Turkmenabad Landmarks - Amul Settlement. Retrieved June 9, 2019 .

[5] Turkmenabad Landmarks - Caravanserai Dayakhatyn (Bai-Khatyn). Retrieved June 9, 2019 .