Balkanabat
Balkanabat (Turkmen: Balkanabat şäheri), formerly Nebit-Dag and Neftedag, is the administrative centre of Balkan Province, the largest province in Turkmenistan. It lies at the foot of the Balkan Daglary mountain range. Balkanabat is about 450 km west of Ashgabat and 160 km east of the seaport city of Türkmenbaşy. The city layout is a grid of apartment blocks called kvartal (quarters). The main streets are Magtymguly, Pervomayskiy and Gurbansoltan eje şaýoly.
Balkanabat
Neftedag 1933-1946 Nebit-Dag 1946-2001 | |
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| Turkmen: Balkanabat şäheri | |
Balkanabat Location in Turkmenistan | |
| Coordinates: 39°31′00″N 54°22′00″E | |
| Country | Turkmenistan |
| Province | Balkan Province |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Balkan Gulmamedov |
| Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 120,800 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 |
| postal code | 745100 |
| Area code | (+993-222) |
| Vehicle registration | BN |
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