Şatlyk Explained

Official Name:Şatlyk
Other Name:Şehitli / Шехитли (?-1971)
Pushpin Map:Turkmenistan
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Turkmenistan
Coordinates:37.6°N 96°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Turkmenistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Mary Province
Subdivision Name2:Sakarçäge District
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Total:7,000
Population As Of:2011
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Şatlyk is a city in Sakarçäge District, Mary Region, Turkmenistan.[2]

Etymology

Prior to 1971 the settlement was known as Şehitli. The word şehit in Turkmen means "martyr" or "someone who dies an untimely death", but the reference is obscure. The word şatlyk, on the other hand, means "joy, happiness".[3] [4]

Economy

Şatlyk's main industry is natural gas extraction from the Shatlyk Gas Field. The Shatlyk compressor station is nearby. A large poultry farm is located east of the city.

Transportation

Şatlyk lies on the P-9 highway, which connects to the outskirts of the city of Mary to the east and intersects with the M37 highway at the town of Deňizhan to the southwest. It is near the Mary-Turkmenabat rail line of the Trans-Caspian Railway and is served by Garybata rail station. Near Şatlyk, at the Şatlyk compressor station, is the start of the East–West pipeline for transport of natural gas.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Turkmenistan Altyn Asyr .
  2. News: Постановление Меджлиса Милли Генгеша Туркменистана . 10 November 2022 . ru . Электронная газета «Золотой век».
  3. Book: Turkmen-English Dictionary. Allen J.. Frank. Jeren. Touch-Werner. Dunwoody Press . Kensington, Maryland. October 20, 1999. English, Turkmen. 978-1881265290.
  4. Book: Atanyýazow . Soltanşa . Түркменистаның Географик Атларының Дүшүндиришли Сөзлүги . 1980 . 315. Ylym . Ashgabat . Explanatory Dictionary of Geographic Names in Turkmenistan.