Türkmenbaşy, Turkmenistan
Türkmenbaşy
Krasnovodsk (1869–1993) Kyzyl Su (?-1869) Shagadam (antiquity) | |
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| Coordinates: 40°00′22″N 52°59′37″E / 40.00611°N 52.99361°E | |
| Country | Turkmenistan |
| Region | Balkan |
| Founded | 1869 |
| Named after | Saparmurat Niyazov |
| Government | |
| • Type | Presidential |
| • Mayor | Amangeldi Isaýew |
| Area | |
• Total | 167.4 km2 (64.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 27 m (89 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 91,745 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (UTC+5) |
| • Summer (DST) | not observed |
| Postal code | 745000 |
| Area code | +993-243 |
| Vehicle registration | BN |
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Türkmenbaşy, previously known as Shagadam (Turkmen: Şagadam), Krasnovodsk (Russian: Красноводск) and Kyzyl-Su, is a city in Balkan Province in western Turkmenistan, on the Türkmenbaşy Gulf of the Caspian Sea. It sits at an elevation of 27 metres (89 feet). The population (est 2004) was 86,800, mostly ethnic Turkmens but also Russian, Armenian and Azeri minorities. As the terminus of the Trans-Caspian Railway and site of a major seaport on the Caspian, it is an important transportation center. The city is also the site of Turkmenistan's largest oil refining complex.
This city should not be confused with the similarly named town of Türkmenbaşy (Turkmen: Türkmenbaşy şäherçesi), formerly called Janga (Russian: Джанга, Cyrillic Turkmen: Җанга), also in Balkan Province, or the city of Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy adyndaky in Daşoguz Province.