Büzmeýin District ( tk, Büzmeýin etraby, from 2002 to 2018 called Abadan District, expanded in 2018 to include former
Archabil District and
Chandybil District) is a
borough
A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely.
History
In the Middle Ag ...
of
Ashgabat
Ashgabat or Asgabat ( tk, Aşgabat, ; fa, عشقآباد, translit='Ešqābād, formerly named Poltoratsk ( rus, Полтора́цк, p=pəltɐˈratsk) between 1919 and 1927), is the capital and the largest city of Turkmenistan. It lies ...
,
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркменистан, ) is a country located in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the sout ...
. As a borough, it is headed by a
presidentially appointed mayor ( tk, häkim). The borough known as Büzmeýin should not be confused with the
neighborhood of the same name in Ashgabat, boundaries of which correspond to the former
city
A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...
of Büzmeýin/Abadan.
History
In 2018, Abadan District of the city of Ashgabat was renamed Büzmeýin District.
See also
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Ashgabat
Ashgabat or Asgabat ( tk, Aşgabat, ; fa, عشقآباد, translit='Ešqābād, formerly named Poltoratsk ( rus, Полтора́цк, p=pəltɐˈratsk) between 1919 and 1927), is the capital and the largest city of Turkmenistan. It lies ...
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Büzmeýin, Turkmenistan
Büzmeýin is the name of both a borough ( tk, uly etrap), Büzmeýin District, and a neighborhood ( tk, ýaşaýyş toplumy) of Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan. Formerly a separate city in Ahal Province, in 2013 the city was incorporate ...
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Districts of Turkmenistan
The districts of Turkmenistan ( tk, etraplar, sing. ''etrap'') are territorial entities below the provinces of Turkmenistan ( tk, welaýatlar, sing. '' welaýat''). They may be counties, cities, or boroughs of cities. The heads of the districts ...
References
{{Coord missing, Turkmenistan
Ashgabat
Districts of Turkmenistan