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Ashgabat
Aşgabat | |
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| Coordinates: 37°56′15″N 58°22′48″E / 37.93750°N 58.38000°E | |
| Country |  Turkmenistan |
| Founded | 1881 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Presidential[1] |
| • Mayor | Rahym Nurgeldiyewic Gandymow (since 9 June 2021) [2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 470 km2 (180 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 273 m (896 ft) |
| Population (2022 census)[3] | |
| • Total | 1,030,063 |
| • Density | 2,200/km2 (5,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+05:00 (not observed) |
| Postal code | 744000–744040 |
| Area code | (+993) 12 |
| Vehicle registration | AG |
| Website | ashgabat.gov.tm |
Ashgabat or Asgabat (/ˌɑːʃɡəˈbɑːt/ AHSH-gə-BAHT or /ˈɑːʃɡəbæt/ AHSH-gə-bat;[4] Turkmen: Aşgabat, [ɑʃɢɑˈbɑt];[5] Persian: عشقآباد, romanized: Ešqābād), formerly named Poltoratsk (Russian: Полтора́цк, IPA: [pəltɐˈratsk]) between 1919 and 1927, is the capital and the largest city of Turkmenistan. It lies between the Karakum Desert and the Kopetdag mountain range in Central Asia, near the Iran-Turkmenistan border. The city has a population of 1,030,063 (2022 census).
The city was founded in 1881 on the basis of an Ahal Teke tribal village, and made the capital of the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic in 1924. Much of the city was destroyed by the 1948 Ashgabat earthquake, but has since been extensively rebuilt under the rule of Saparmurat Niyazov's "White City" urban renewal project,[6] resulting in monumental projects sheathed in costly white marble.[7] The Soviet-era Karakum Canal runs through the city, carrying waters from the Amu Darya from east to west.[8] Since 2019, the city has been recognized as having one of the highest costs of living in the world largely due to Turkmenistan's inflation and import issues.[9][10][11]
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- ^ Pannier, Bruce (July 21, 2004). "Turkmenistan: Government Orders People Out Of Their Homes In Name Of 'Urban Renewal'". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
- ^ Scott, Noel (October 28, 2010). Tourism in the Muslim World. Emerald Group Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84950-920-6.
- ^ "Brief Note on Turkmenistan". Embassy of India, Ashgabat. Archived from the original on February 18, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
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