Official Name: | Ruhabat |
Pushpin Map: | Turkmenistan |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Turkmenistan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Turkmenistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Ashgabat City |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Bagtyýarlyk District |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | +5 |
Utc Offset: | +5 |
Coordinates: | 37.9906°N 58.3253°W |
Ruhabat was a town and capital of Ruhabat District in the Ahal Province of Turkmenistan. The village was known as Imeni Ovezberdy Kuliyeva until October 2001, when President Saparmurat Niyazov renamed it, in honor of Ruhnama.[1] In 2013, it was merged into Ashgabat.
Niyazov had Ruhabat declared as the model Turkmen village of the ensuing "Golden Age".[2] Thus, a small village with a railway yard became a town with cultural centers and shopping marts.