Serhetabat
Serhetabat (formerly Guşgy in Turkmen, Kushka in Russian) is a small town in the Mary Province in Turkmenistan, located in the valley of the Kushka River. Population: 5,200 (1991).
The area was acquired by Imperial Russia as a result of the Panjdeh Incident and the Battle of Kushka (30 May, 1885) from Afghanistan. The settlement was founded in 1890 as a Russian military outpost.
A local rail line branching from Merv on the Central Asian Railway was inaugurated on 1 March 1901, causing some degree of international excitement.[1]
The town of Kushka used to be the southernmost point of the Russian Empire and Soviet Union. A 10-metre stone cross, installed to commemorate the tercentenary of the Romanov Dynasty in 1913, is a memorial to this fact.
[edit] Transport
The broad gauge former Soviet Railway crosses into Afghanistan at the station, Turgundi being the railhead station on the other side. In 2007, this line was restored to use.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Russia's secret railroad: Unknown to the world, 220 miles of rails have been laid". The Deseret News. 1899-04-08. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-JkEAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bzADAAAAIBAJ&pg=4013,1253311&dq=herat+railway&hl=en.
- ^ "Afghan rebuild underway". Railway Gazette International. 12 July 2007. http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view//afghan-rebuild-underway.html.
Coordinates: 35°16′33″N 62°20′30″E / 35.2758°N 62.3417°E
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