Anau, Turkmenistan
Anau
Änew | |
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  Anau Location in Turkmenistan | |
| Coordinates: 37°53′N 58°32′E / 37.883°N 58.533°E | |
| Country |  Turkmenistan |
| Province | Ahal Province |
| Population (1989 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 30,000 |
Anau (also spelled Annau, Turkmen: Änew) is a city in Turkmenistan. It is the capital of Ahal Province and is 8 km southeast of Ashgabat which is connected via the M37 highway.
The name Anau is from Persian Âbe nav (آب نو) meaning "New Water".[1]
In 2003, the city built a new stadium, and in 2005 a major museum called 'Ak Bugday (White Wheat) Museum', housing artifacts recovered from the area.[2]
Archaeology
The Chalcolithic Anau culture dates back to 4500 BC, following the Neolithic Jeitun culture in the cultural sequence of southern Turkmenistan.[3]
Anau was excavated by a joint Turkmen-US archaeological expedition in the 1990s and 2000s.[4]
Anau was a stopping point along the famous ancient Silk Road. Fine painted potteries are found here.
References
- ^ Population census 2017 Archived 2012-02-04 at WebCite, Demoscope Weekly, No. 359-360, 1–18 January 2009 (search for Туркменская ССР) (in Russian)
- ^ Picture of Museum, at the site where the earliest settlement was located - pinterest.com
- ^ Kurbanov, Aydogdy (2018-09-14). "A brief history of archaeological research in Turkmenistan from the beginning of the 20th century until the present". ArchéOrient-Le Blog (in French). Retrieved 2020-05-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ AYDOGDY KURBANOV (2018), A brief history of archaeological research in Turkmenistan from the beginning of the 20th century until the present.
External links
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Anau.
- ANAW (Anau) iranicaonline.org
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