Official Name: | Türkmengala |
Pushpin Map: | Turkmenistan |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Turkmenistan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Turkmenistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Mary Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Türkmengala District |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Utc Offset: | +5 |
Coordinates: | 37.4219°N 62.3367°W |
Türkmengala is a city and capital of Türkmengala District, Mary Region, Turkmenistan.
The name means "Turkmen fortress". Atanyyazow suggests that the settlement received this name in the 17th or 18th century due to the numerous battles between Turkmen tribes on the one hand and the Kajar (Kyzylbash) tribe on the other.[1]
Türkmengala is on the P-25 highway that connects Baýramaly and Ýolöten.[2]