Türkmenbaşy, Turkmenistan
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Türkmenbaşy (Turkmen Cyrillic: Түркменбашы, Turkmen Arabic; توركمنباشی, also spelled Turkmenbashy and Turkmenbashi, the latter a back-formation of the Cyrillic Түркменбаши), formerly known as Krasnovodsk (Russian: Красноводск), Kyzyl-Su, and Shagadam (Turkmen: Şagadam), is a city in Balkan Province in western Turkmenistan, on the Türkmenbaşy Gulf of the Caspian Sea. It sits at an elevation of 27 metres (89 feet).[citation needed] The population (est 2004) was 86,800, mostly ethnic Turkmens but also Russian, Armenian and Azeri minorities. As the terminus of the Trans-Caspian Railway and site of a major seaport on the Caspian, it is an important transportation center. The city is also the site of Turkmenistan's largest oil refining complex.
Türkmenbaşy
Krasnovodsk (1869–1993) Kyzyl Su (?-1869) Shagadam (antiquity) | |
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Coordinates: 40°01′00″N 52°58′00″E | |
Country | Turkmenistan |
Region | Balkan |
Founded | 1869[1][2] |
Named for | Saparmurat Niyazov |
Government | |
• Type | Presidential[3] |
• Mayor | Amangeldi Isaýew[4] |
Elevation | 27 m (89 ft) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 73,000 |
Time zone | UTC+05:00 (UTC+5) |
• Summer (DST) | not observed |
Postal code | 745000 [5] |
Area code | +993-243 |
Vehicle registration | BN |
This city should not be confused with the similarly named town of Türkmenbaşy (Turkmen: Türkmenbaşy şäherçesi), formerly called Janga (Russian: Джанга, Cyrillic Turkmen: Җанга), also in Balkan Province, or the city of Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy adyndaky in Daşoguz Province.