Oguzhan (town)
Oguzhan
Oguzhan şäherçesi | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Oguzhan Location in Turkmenistan | |
| Coordinates: 37°19′N 61°05′E / 37.317°N 61.083°E | |
| Country |  Turkmenistan |
| Province | Mary Region |
| District | Oguzhan District |
| Population (2022 official census) | |
• Total | 6,430 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 |
Oguzhan, formerly known as Gulanly, is a town in Oguzhan District, Mary Region, Turkmenistan.[1] It is the site of a fertilizer depot and a cotton yard.[2][3] In 2022, it had a population of 6,430 people.[4]
Etymology
Oguz han, or Oguzhan, is the Turkmen spelling for Oghuz Khagan, the mythical progenitor of the Turkic nations, and the town was renamed in his honor. Atanyyazow is silent on the significance or origin of the name Gulanly,[5] which literally means "with wild asses" (gulan "wild ass" + -ly "with").[6]
History
As Altyn sähra District was abolished on 1st August 2016, the administrative center of the district was transferred from Oguzhan to Parahat.[7]
On 9 November 2022, Oguzhan District was abolished by parliamentary decree. Oguzhan was then transferred to Murgap District.[8][9] On 19 September 2025, Oguzhan District was re-established.[10]
Transportation
Oguzhan features a station of the same name on a branch of the Trans-Caspian Railway built between 1992 and 1996 that leads from Parahat junction to Sarahs and onward to Iran.[11] The town is also served by the P-9 highway.
See also
References
- ^ "Постановление Меджлиса Милли Генгеша Туркменистана" (in Russian). Электронная газета «Золотой век». 10 November 2022.
- ^ "Mapillary image key 6gbCpAVOsGYvNlkqsUelqA". 11 November 2018.
- ^ "Way: 241882376". 12 May 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ "Türkmenistanyň Statistika baradaky döwlet komiteti". www.stat.gov.tm. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
- ^ Atanyýazow, Soltanşa (1980). Түркменистаның Географик Атларының Дүшүндиришли Сөзлүги [Explanatory Dictionary of Geographic Names in Turkmenistan]. Ashgabat: Ылым. p. 116.
- ^ Frank, Allen J.; Touch-Werner, Jeren (October 20, 1999). Turkmen-English Dictionary (in English and Turkmen). Kensington, Maryland: Dunwoody Press. ISBN 978-1881265290.
- ^ "Kanunlar". mejlis.gov.tm. Retrieved 2026-02-12.
- ^ "Kanunlar". mejlis.gov.tm. Retrieved 2026-02-11.
- ^ "OpenStreetMap / Districts in Turkmenistan". Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ "Kanunlar". mejlis.gov.tm. Retrieved 2026-02-11.
- ^ "Türkmenistanyň demir ýol ulgamynda gazanan üstünlikleri" (in Turkmen). Zaman Turkmenistan. 26 November 2016.