Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy adyndaky explained

Official Name:Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy adyndaky
Other Name:Oktyabrsk (Октябрьск)
Pushpin Map:Turkmenistan#Asia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Turkmenistan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Turkmenistan
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Daşoguz Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy District
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:+5
Utc Offset:+5
Coordinates:42.3833°N 106°W

Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy adyndaky şäheri ("City named for Saparmurat Turkmenbashy"), formerly known as the town of Oktyabr in Turkmen and Oktyabrsk in Russian, is a city in and administrative center of Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy adyndaky District, Daşoguz Province, Turkmenistan.[1]

Etymology

The city was renamed in honor of then-President Saparmurat Niyazov on 5 May 1993.[2] The former name, Oktyabr/Oktyabrsk, paid homage to the "Great October Revolution", known more commonly in the West as the Russian Revolution.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: OpenStreetMap / Districts of Turkmenistan . 29 April 2021.
  2. Web site: ПОСТАНОВЛЕНИЕ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА ТУРКМЕНИСТАНА № 1327 о некоторых вопросах административно-территориальных образований. Russian. 5 May 1993.