Garabogaz

Garabogaz
Bekdash (Bekdaş) ( -2002)
Garabogaz
Location in Turkmenistan
Coordinates: 41°32′13″N 52°34′13″E / 41.53694°N 52.57028°E / 41.53694; 52.57028
Country Turkmenistan
ProvinceBalkan Province
DistrictTürkmenbaşy District
Population
 (1989 census)
  Total
6,895
Time zoneUTC+5

Garabogaz (pronounced [ʁɑɾɑboˈʁɑð]) is a city subordinate to Turkmenbashy District, Balkan province, Turkmenistan, on the shore of the Caspian Sea. Until 2002, the municipality had the status of a town and was named Bekdaş [bekˈdɑʃ].