Oguzhan District Explained

Oguzhan District
Settlement Type:District
Native Name:Oğuzhan etraby
Mapsize:300px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Turkmenistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Mary Province
Subdivision Type2:Capital
Subdivision Name2:Gulanly
Established Date:1988 (as Parakhat)
Unit Pref:Imperial
Timezone:+5
Utc Offset:+5

Oguzhan District (formerly Nyýazow District and Parakhat District) is a district of Mary Province in Turkmenistan. The administrative center of the district is the town of Gulanly.

Founded in 1988 as Parakhat District, it became part of Mary since 1992 where its name is changed into Nyýazow District before adopting its current name, Oguzhan.

It is named after Oghuz Khan, a legendary and semimythological khan of the Turkic peoples. Its former name, Nyýazow, is named after Saparmurat Niyazov, the first president of Turkmenistan.