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Ruhubelent

Coordinates: 41°44′12″N 58°41′58″E / 41.73667°N 58.69944°E / 41.73667; 58.69944
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Ruhubelent
Ruhubelent şäherçesi
Ruhubelent is located in Turkmenistan
Ruhubelent
Ruhubelent
Location in Turkmenistan
Ruhubelent is located in Asia
Ruhubelent
Ruhubelent
Ruhubelent (Asia)
Coordinates: 41°44′12″N 58°41′58″E / 41.73667°N 58.69944°E / 41.73667; 58.69944
Country Turkmenistan
ProvinceDaşoguz Province
DistrictRuhubelent District
Time zoneUTC+5

Ruhubelent is a town and the administrative center of Ruhubelent District of Daşoguz Province, Turkmenistan. The district was established in April 2007 and the town of Ruhubelent was founded on 17 October 2008.[1][2][3]

Etymology

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The word ruhubelent in Turkmen means "inspiring, inspirational".[4]

Amenities

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Facilities in Ruhubelent include the district governor's office, a police station, district prosecutor, national security office, courthouse, 320-seat school house, house of culture, 50-bed hospital, outpatient clinic, kindergarten, 24 two-story duplex houses, water purification plant, shopping mall, telephone and electrical service, railroad station, and a bank branch.[1][3]

Transportation

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The town is served by the Trans-Karakum Railway that connects Ashgabat and Daşoguz as well as the Ashgabat-Dashoguz Automobile Highway.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Administrative center of Ruhubelent district inaugurated in Turkmenistan's north". Turkmenistan.ru. 18 October 2008.
  2. ^ "Administrative center of Ruhubelent district inaugurated in Dashoguz region". AKI Press. 20 October 2008.
  3. ^ a b "В Дашогузском велаяте образован новый этрап - Рухубелент" (in Russian). Turkmenistan.ru. 7 April 2007.
  4. ^ Frank, Allen J.; Touch-Werner, Jeren (October 20, 1999). Turkmen-English Dictionary (in English and Turkmen). Kensington, Maryland: Dunwoody Press. p. 470. ISBN 978-1881265290.