Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy adyndaky
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Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy adyndaky Oktyabrsk (Октябрьск) | |
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Coordinates: 42°23′N 58°48′E / 42.383°N 58.800°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Daşoguz Region |
District | Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy District |
Time zone | UTC+5 (+5) |
Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy adyndaky şäheri ("City named for Saparmurat Turkmenbashy"), formerly known as the town of Oktyabr in Turkmen and Oktyabrsk in Russian, is a city in and administrative center of Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy adyndaky District, Daşoguz Province, Turkmenistan.[1]
Etymology
[edit]The city was renamed in honor of then-President Saparmurat Niyazov on 5 May 1993.[2] The former name, Oktyabr/Oktyabrsk, paid homage to the "Great October Revolution", known more commonly in the West as the Russian Revolution.
References
[edit]- ^ "OpenStreetMap / Districts of Turkmenistan". Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ "ПОСТАНОВЛЕНИЕ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА ТУРКМЕНИСТАНА № 1327 о некоторых вопросах административно-территориальных образований" (PDF) (in Russian). 5 May 1993.