Serhetabat District Explained

Serhetabat District
Settlement Type:District
Native Name:Şerhetabat Etraby
Mapsize:300px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Turkmenistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Mary Province
Subdivision Type2:Capital
Subdivision Name2:Serhetabat
Unit Pref:Imperial
Timezone:+5
Utc Offset:+5

Serhetabat District (formerly Guşgy District) is a district of Mary Province in Turkmenistan. The administrative center of the district is the town of Gushgy.

History

Founded as the district of Kushkinsky in April 1930, it was abolished in June 1937. Kushkinsky only gets restored 40 years later, in July 1977, as part of the region of Mary. Its named was first Turkmenized in 1992 as Guşgy before having its current name, Serhetabat.