Hazar, Turkmenistan
Hazar
Çeleken, چهارکن (?-1999) | |
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Central square of Hazar, Balkan Province, Turkmenistan, with statue of Saparmurat Niyazov | |
| Coordinates: 39°24′46″N 53°7′41″E / 39.41278°N 53.12806°E | |
| Country | Turkmenistan |
| Province | Balkan Province |
| City | Balkanabat |
| Population (1989 census) | |
• Total | 28,100 |
Hazar (until 1999 known as Çeleken, also written Cheleken; Russian: Челекен; Persian: Chaharken چهارکن) is a seaport town located on the Cheleken Peninsula of the Caspian Sea. It is directly subordinate to the city of Balkanabat in Balkan Province of western Turkmenistan. In November 2022, it was downgraded from city-with-district-status to a town, and alongside Gumdag, it became subordinate to City of Balkanabat.