Tejen District | |
Settlement Type: | District |
Native Name: | Tejen etraby |
Mapsize: | 300px |
Pushpin Map: | Turkmenistan |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Turkmenistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Ahal Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Capital |
Subdivision Name2: | Tejen |
Leader Title: | häkim |
Leader Name: | Guwançmyrat Orazmyradowiç Ýazmyradow[1] |
Area Total Km2: | 12000 |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Population Total: | 110000 |
Population Density Km2: | 9 |
Utc Offset: | +5 |
Coordinates: | 37.3667°N 90°W |
Etymology: | Vambery derived it from the words tei-e hend (tei-e kent, tei— “down”, kent - “village”, “city”) and derived from that “downstream of the city,” “downstream of the city,” or “downstream of the river". |
Tejen District is a district of Ahal Province in Turkmenistan.[2] [3] It covers an area of 12,000 km2 with an estimated 110,000 people in 2006. The main city is Tejen, located near the Hanhowuz Reservoir. The main highway is the M37 highway. Berdi Kerbabayev was born in this district.
Tejen District was established in January 1925. On January 5, 2018, a part of Altyn Asyr Etrap was annexed to this region.