Bagtyýarlyk şäherçesi explained

Official Name:Bagtyýarlyk şäherçesi
Other Name:former names
Үчаҗы, Ücajy, Учаджы
Pushpin Map:Turkmenistan
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Turkmenistan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name: Turkmenistan
Subdivision Name1:Mary Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Baýramaly District
Coordinates:38.0883°N 62.7975°W

Bagtyýarlyk şäherçesi, formerly known as Ücajy (Uch-Adzhi), is a town in Baýramaly District, Mary Province, Turkmenistan. The town was known as Üçajy (Үчаҗы) until 20 September 2012, when by Parliamentary Resolution No. 331-IV it was renamed Bagtyýarlyk.[1] The record high temperature of was registered on July 7, 2021.[2]

Etymology

The original name of the settlement is a compound of two words, üç and ajy, which mean "three" and "bitter", respectively. Atanyyazow explains that the first three water wells drilled here, when the rail line was being extended to Çärjew, yielded bitter water, hence the name, which was later applied to the town and a nearby state farm.[3] [4] The word bagtyýarlyk simply means "having luck or happiness". This name stems from the Persian word "Bakhtyar" (بختیار) meaning "luck or happiness", plus the suffix "-lyk", denoting one who has luck or happiness.

Transportation

The M37 highway passes through the town. It is also served by a station on the Trans-Caspian Railway.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Turkmenistan Geoname Changes . 12 April 2021.
  2. Web site: 38799: Uchadzhi (Turkmenistan) . . 7 July 2021. ogimet.com . . 9 July 2021.
  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. Explanatory Dictionary of Geographic Names in Turkmenistan . 280 . Ылым . 1980 . Ashgabat .