Türkmenbaşy şäherçesi
Türkmenbaşy
Türkmenbaşy şäherçesi | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Türkmenbaşy Location in Turkmenistan | |
| Coordinates: 40°0′37″N 53°6′49″E / 40.01028°N 53.11361°E | |
| Country | Turkmenistan |
| Province | Balkan Province |
| District | Türkmenbaşy District |
| Population (2022 official census) | |
• Town | 9,007 |
| • Urban | 7,334 |
| • Rural | 1,673 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 |
Türkmenbaşy, formerly known as Jaňga, is a town and the administrative center of Türkmenbaşy District, Balkan Province, Turkmenistan. The town is located on the Caspian Sea coast, east of the city of Türkmenbaşy, with which it should not be confused.[1][2] In 2022, it had a population of 7,334 people.[3]
Etymology
Soltanşa Atanyýazow notes that Jaňga is a Kazakh variant of the name of a local well called Ýanyja.[4] The name was changed to Türkmenbaşy, in reference to then-President Saparmyrat Nyýazow.
History
Known then as Jaňga, the settlement was granted status of a "town of urban type" in 1940. On 9 March 1993, it was renamed Türkmenbaşy.[5][2] The town is primarily noted as the site of Jaňga Naval Base, the home port of the Turkmen Navy.[6][7]
Transportation
The M37 highway passes through the town. It is served by the Gyuşa rail station on the Türkmenbaşy-Ashgabat rail line. It is approximately 20 kilometers from the Turkmenbashi International Airport.
Dependencies
As a town, Türkmenbaşy has three dependent rural villages:
Türkmenbaşy, town:
- Ýaňyajy, village
References
- ^ "Districts in Turkmenistan". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ a b "ПОСТАНОВЛЕНИЕ ПРЕЗИДИУМА МЕДЖЛИСА ТУРКМЕНИСТАНА № 821 — XII О переименовании и присвоении имени Прeзидента Туркменистана С. А. Ниязова этрапам, поселкам, колхозам, cовхозам, предприятиям" [Decree of the Presidium of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan No. 821-XII On renaming to the name of President of Turkmenistan S.A. Niyazov districts, towns, kolkhozes, sovkhozes, enterprises] (PDF) (in Russian). Parliament of Turkmenistan. 9 March 1993. p. 18.
- ^ "Türkmenistanyň Statistika baradaky döwlet komiteti". www.stat.gov.tm. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ^ Atanyýazow, Soltanşa (1980). Түркменистаның Географик Атларының Дүшүндиришли Сөзлүги [Explanatory Dictionary of Geographic Names in Turkmenistan]. Ashgabat: Ылым. p. 161.
- ^ "Kanunlar". mejlis.gov.tm. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ^ "Turkmenbashi Naval Base". Nice. Retrieved 21 December 2020. This citation is taken from the Turkmen Naval Forces article.
- ^ "Нейтральный Туркменистан наращивает свой военно-морской флот" (in Russian). RFE/RL. 14 October 2011.