| Official Name: | Gypjak |
| Pushpin Map: | Turkmenistan |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Turkmenistan |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | City |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ashgabat |
| Subdivision Type2: | Borough |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bagtyýarlyk Borough of Ashgabat |
| Utc Offset: | +5 |
| Coordinates: | 38°N 58.2506°W |
Gypjak (also known as Kipchak) is a former village that was annexed into the Turkmen capital of Ashgabat in 2013. It is now a neighborhood in Bagtyýarlyk Borough of Ashgabat.[1] [2] [3]
The neighborhood is known as having been the home village of the first President of Turkmenistan, Saparmurat Niyazov.[4] Niyazov, while president, built the Türkmenbaşy Ruhy Mosque, often referred to as the Kipchak Mosque, and a tomb there for his family. Niyazov was buried in the tomb on December 24, 2006. The Türkmenbaşy Ruhy Mosque lies across a highway from the rest of the neighborhood. It is the largest mosque in Central Asia,[4] and has a capacity of 10,000 people.[5]
The neighborhood has one centrally located public school, and several small convenience shops . There are a post office and an auto parts store near the main road.
