Bäherden Explained

Official Name:Bäherden
Other Name:Baharly
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:Ahal Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Bäherden District
Leader Title:Häkim
Leader Name:Dörtguly Hojaýew [1]
Population As Of:(2008)
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:24,139
Coordinates:38.4303°N 57.4369°W

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.

Industry

The Bäherden Cement Plant, put into operation in 2005, has a design capacity of one million tons of cement per year.[6]

People

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Бердымухамедов сменил руководителей некоторых этрапов и городов Туркменистана | Политика.
  2. http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/sng89_reg2.php Population census 1989
  3. Web site: turkmenportal. Парламент Туркменистана внёс изменения в административно-территориальное деление Ахалского велаята Политика. 2021-11-02. Туркменистан, интернет портал о культурной, деловой и развлекательной жизни в Туркменистане. ru.
  4. Book: Atanyýazow, Soltanşa . Түркменистаның Географик Атларының Дүшүндиришли Сөзлүги. Explanatory Dictionary of Geographic Names in Turkmenistan . 73 . Ылым . 1980 . Ashgabat .
  5. Book: Brummell, Paul. Turkmenistan. Bradt Travel Guides. 2005. 978-1-84162-144-9. 117. en. Paul Brummell.
  6. News: Бахарденский цементный завод увеличил темп роста производства на 100,44%. 21 August 2020. Turkmenportal. Russian.