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.
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.