Ruhubelent District Explained

Ruhubelent District
Settlement Type:	District
Native Name:	Ruhubelent etraby
Mapsize:	300px
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Turkmenistan
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	Daşoguz Province
Subdivision Type2:	Capital
Subdivision Name2:	Ruhubelent
Established Date:	April 2007
Unit Pref:	metric
Utc Offset:	+5

Ruhubelent District (Turkmen: Ruhubelent etraby, Рухубелент этрабы) is a district of Daşoguz Province, Turkmenistan. The administrative center of the district is the town of Ruhubelent. The district was established April 2007 and the town of Ruhubelent was founded on 17 October 2008.^{[1] [2] [3]}

The "virgin district" was formed on 400 thousand hectares of the Shasenem Prairie (Russian: массив Шасенем) specifically for cultivation of wheat, cotton, and pasturage. Şabat Open Joint Stock Company operates a dairy farm in Ruhubelent District.^[4]

Transportation

The district is served by the Trans-Karakum Railway that connects Ashgabat and Daşoguz as well as the Ashgabat-Dashoguz Automobile Highway.

Administrative Subdivisions

• Cities (şäherler)
  • N/A
• Towns (şäherçeler)
  • Ruhubelent
• Village councils (geňeşlikler)
  • Aşyk Aýdyň (Aşyk Aýdyň, Bagşyly, Akarýap, Kuwwat, Oguzboýy, Wasabat, Uzboý)
  • Diýarbekir (Diýarbekir, Şähribossan)
  • Geňeş (Geňeş, Agzybirlik, Çardepe, Parahat, Şagadam, Oglanly)
  • Ruhnama (Ruhnama, Oguzhan)
  • Şagadam (Türkmenistan, Altyn sähra, Bereketli, Duzgyr, Täzeoba, Yslam, Çaýyrly, Gyzyljaburun)
  • Şabende (Şabende, Çalymergen, Maňgyrabat, Magrupy adyndaky, Maňgyr, Täzeýer)
  • Tünüderýa (Tünüderýa, Galkynyş, Garagum, Gäwersgyr, Şasenem, Altyn zaman)
  • Ýomut Durdyýew adyndaky (Egriguýy)
  • Zähmet (Toprakgala, Çardere, Was, Wasgala)

Notes and References

1. News: Administrative center of Ruhubelent district inaugurated in Turkmenistan's north. 18 October 2008. Turkmenistan.ru.
2. News: Administrative center of Ruhubelent district inaugurated in Dashoguz region. 20 October 2008. AKI Press.
3. News: В Дашогузском велаяте образован новый этрап - Рухубелент. 7 April 2007. Russian. Turkmenistan.ru.
4. News: Turkmen Dairy Company Builds New Livestock Farm in Dashoguz Velayat. 25 July 2020. Business Turkmenistan.