Büzmeýin District | |
Native Name: | Büzmeýin etraby |
Other Name: | Abadan etraby |
Settlement Type: | District |
Mapsize: | 200px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Turkmenistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Aşgabat |
Leader Title: | häkim |
Leader Name: | Atamyrat Gurbandurdyýewiç Rejepalyýew[1] |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 419.85 |
Utc Offset: | +5 |
Postal Code Type: | postal code |
Postal Code: | 744000 |
Area Code: | (+993-12) |
Büzmeýin District (Turkmen: Büzmeýin etraby, from 2002 to 2018 called Abadan District, expanded in 2018 to include former Archabil District and Chandybil District) is a borough of Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. As a borough, it is headed by a presidentially appointed mayor (Turkmen: häkim). The borough known as Büzmeýin should not be confused with the neighborhood of the same name in Ashgabat, boundaries of which correspond to the former city of Büzmeýin/Abadan.
In 2018, Abadan District of the city of Ashgabat was renamed Büzmeýin District.[2]