Bäherden
Bäherden
Baharly 2003-2018 | |
|---|---|
  Bäherden Location in Turkmenistan | |
| Coordinates: 38°25′49″N 57°26′13″E / 38.43028°N 57.43694°E | |
| Country |  Turkmenistan |
| Province | Ahal Province |
| District | Bäherden District |
| Government | |
| • Häkim | Dörtguly Hojaýew [1] |
| Population ((2008))[2] | |
| • Total | 24,139 |
Bäherden,[3] formerly Baharly (2003-2018), is a city and the seat of Baherden District, Ahal Province, Turkmenistan. It lies on the northern rim of the Kopet Dag mountain range, south-east of the resort village of Archman.
Etymology
According to Atanyyazow, some archaeologists have related it to a village called Abhadaran, located 3 to 4 kilometers northeast of Bäherden, but local greybeards interpret it as deriving from Bahrizen ("the lake of your wife") and Maharram (the name of the queen of a one-time chief of Durun).[4]
Baharly means "springlike" in Turkmen. According to former President Niyazov, Turkmens, during the times of Oghuz Khagan, spent springtime in the area.[5]
History
The settlement was conquered and incorporated into Russia in 1881 following the Battle of Gökdepe. At the end of the 19th century, it housed 789 people and was a stop along the Trans-Caspian Railway. Bäherden was administrative center of the Bäherden district of the Turkmen SSR. On February 3, 2008, it received the status of a city.[citation needed]
Industry
The Bäherden Cement Plant, put into operation in 2005, has a design capacity of one million tons of cement per year.[6]
People
References
- ^ "Бердымухамедов сменил руководителей некоторых этрапов и городов Туркменистана | Политика".
- ^ Population census 1989 Archived 2012-01-18 at the Wayback Machine, Demoscope Weekly, No. 359-360, 1-18 January 2009 (search for Туркменская ССР) (in Russian)
- ^ turkmenportal. "Парламент Туркменистана внёс изменения в административно-территориальное деление Ахалского велаята | Политика". Туркменистан, интернет портал о культурной, деловой и развлекательной жизни в Туркменистане (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-11-02.
- ^ Atanyýazow, Soltanşa (1980). Түркменистаның Географик Атларының Дүшүндиришли Сөзлүги [Explanatory Dictionary of Geographic Names in Turkmenistan]. Ashgabat: Ылым. p. 73.
- ^ Brummell, Paul (2005). Turkmenistan. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 117. ISBN 978-1-84162-144-9.
- ^ "Бахарденский цементный завод увеличил темп роста производства на 100,44%" (in Russian). Turkmenportal. 21 August 2020.
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