Bereket District Explained

Bereket District
Settlement Type:	District
Other Name:	Gazanjyk District
Native Name:	Bereket etraby
Mapsize:	300px
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Turkmenistan
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Name1:	Balkan Region
Subdivision Type2:	Capital
Subdivision Name2:	Bereket
Unit Pref:	Imperial
Timezone:	+5
Utc Offset:	+5
Coordinates:	39.2431°N 55.5169°W

Bereket District (Turkmen: Bereket etraby) (formerly Gazanjyk District) is a district of Balkan Region in Turkmenistan. The administrative center of the district is the city of Bereket.

History

Founded in January 1925 as a district of Kazandjik Kazandzhiksky Poltoratsky District Turkmen SSR centered on Cazangic station.

• In August 1926 was abolished Poltoratsky County and Kazandzhiksky District passed under the direct supervision of the Turkmen SSR.
• In November 1939 Kazandzhiksky District went to the newly formed Krasnovodsk Oblast.
• In January 1947 Krasnovodsk Oblast was abolished and the area was transferred to the Ashgabat Oblast.
• In April 1952 Krasnovodsk Oblast has been restored and re-entered the Kazandzhiksky District in its composition.
• In December 1955 Krasnovodsk Oblast was again abolished and the area again became a part of the Ashkhabad Oblast.
• In May 1959, Ashgabat Oblast was abolished and the region was under the direct supervision of the Turkmen SSR.
• In December 1973 the district was transferred to rebuilt Krasnovodsk Oblast.
• In 1988 Krasnovodsk Oblast again was abolished and the region was under the direct supervision of the Turkmen SSR.
• In 1991 Kazandzhiksky District became part of the Balkan Region was renamed in Gazandzhyksky Etrap first, and then in Bereket district.

Populated places in Bereket District

• Akjadepe - railway station, pop. 23.
• Akjaguýma, Turkmenistan - railway station, pop. 120.
• Däneata - railway station, pop. 100.
• Dövletýar - railway station, pop. 40.
• Bugdaýly - railway station, pop. 33.
• Balguýi - railway station, pop. 30.
• Ejeri - mineral springs, pop. 2–3.
• Iskender, Turkmenistan - railway station, pop. 255.
• Madaw - railway station, pop. 152.
• Oboý - railway station, pop. 725.
• Uzyn-suw - railway station, pop. 350.
• Arkaç - railway station, pop. 35.
• Aýdyn - railway station, pop. 35.
• Bala-Işem - railway station, pop. 730.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: President of Turkmenistan visits the construction site of Bereket-Etrek section of the North-South railway . turkmenistan.gov.tm . 2013-08-21 . 2014-03-27 . 2015-07-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150716025320/http://turkmenistan.gov.tm/_eng/?id=2616 . dead .