Oguzhan (town) explained

Official Name:Oguzhan şäherçesi
Other Name:Gulanly
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Turkmenistan#Asia
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Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Turkmenistan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Turkmenistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Mary Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Murgap District
Unit Pref:metric
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Utc Offset:+5
Coordinates:37.3167°N 66°W

Oguzhan (formerly Gulanly) is a town in Murgap District, Mary Region, Turkmenistan.[1] Prior to 9 November 2022, it was the capital of Oguzhan District, which was abolished by parliamentary decree.[2] It is the site of a fertilizer depot and a cotton yard.[3] [4]

Etymology

Oguzhan is the Turkmen spelling of Oghuz Khagan, the mythical progenitor of the Turkic nations, and the town was renamed in his honor. Atanyyazow is silent on the significance or origin of the name Gulanly,[5] which literally means "with wild asses" (gulan "wild ass" + -ly "with").[6]

Transportation

Oguzhan features a station of the same name on a branch of the Trans-Caspian Railway built between 1992 and 1996 that leads from Parahat junction to Sarahs and onward to Iran.[7] The town is also served by the P-9 highway.

Notes and References

  1. News: Постановление Меджлиса Милли Генгеша Туркменистана . 10 November 2022 . ru . Электронная газета «Золотой век».
  2. Web site: OpenStreetMap / Districts in Turkmenistan . 26 April 2021.
  3. Web site: Mapillary image key 6gbCpAVOsGYvNlkqsUelqA . 11 November 2018.
  4. Web site: Way: 241882376 . 12 May 2020 . 26 April 2021.
  5. Book: Atanyýazow, Soltanşa . Түркменистаның Географик Атларының Дүшүндиришли Сөзлүги. Explanatory Dictionary of Geographic Names in Turkmenistan . 116 . Ылым . 1980 . Ashgabat .
  6. Book: Turkmen-English Dictionary. Allen J.. Frank. Jeren. Touch-Werner. Dunwoody Press . Kensington, Maryland. October 20, 1999. English, Turkmen. 978-1881265290.
  7. News: Türkmenistanyň demir ýol ulgamynda gazanan üstünlikleri . 26 November 2016. tk . Zaman Turkmenistan.