Official Name: | Oboy |
Native Name: | Oboý |
Pushpin Map: | Turkmenistan |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name: | Turkmenistan |
Subdivision Name1: | Balkan Province |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Bereket District |
Established Date: | 1840 |
Population As Of: | 2013 |
Population Total: | 725 |
Timezone: | +5 GMT |
Elevation M: | 105 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Area Code: | +(993) |
Oboý (Russian: Обой) is a small settlement in Bereket District, Balkan Province in western Turkmenistan.
The settlement is located 35km (22miles) south-west of Bereket, the capital of Bereket District. Oboy is located near Kyurendag Ridge which is the most western foothills of the Kopetdag Mountains. The highest point of Kyurendag ridge is 968m (3,176feet).
The climate in the village is largely affected by Karakum Desert.
See main article: Oboý Railway Station. Bereket Railway Station (Oboý demirýol menzili) is the small railway station located 2 km from Oboy settlement. It was built in 2014. The station is operated by the Türkmendemirýollary.Oboý Station is one of the railways stations located on the North-South Transnational Railway (Russia - Kazakhstan - Turkmenistan - Iran - Persian Gulf.[1] [2]