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Büzmeýin is the name of both a borough ( tk, uly etrap), Büzmeýin District, and a
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( tk, ýaşaýyş toplumy) 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 ...
, the capital of
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. Formerly a separate city in
Ahal Province Ahal Region ( tk, Ahal welaýaty; from fa, آخال, Axāl) is one of five provinces of Turkmenistan. It is in the south-center of the country, bordering Iran and Afghanistan along the Kopet Dag Range. Its area is and population 939,700 (2005 ...
, in 2013 the city was incorporated into Ashgabat as part of a program that expanded the capital's area by about 15%. The municipality was founded as a "town of urban type" but granted the status of a city in 1963. It bore the name Büzmeýin until October 2002, when its name was changed to Abadan by President
Saparmurat Niyazov Saparmurat Atayevich Niyazov; tk, Saparmyrat Ataýewiç Nyýazow, in Cyrillic: Сапармырат Атаевич Ныязов (19 February 1940 – 21 December 2006), also known as Turkmenbashi, was a Turkmen politician who rule ...
. In January 2018, the original name was restored. The traditional Russian form of the name is Bezmein (Безмейн).


Etymology

According to the Turkmen Academy of Sciences, "Büzmeýin" is derived from medieval Arabic "buza" (alcoholic beverage, beer) plus Persian "mayim" (raisin, grape plant), a reference to the area's historic use for wine grape production and wine warehousing, dating back to when Nisa was capital of the
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. Niyazov claimed Büzmeýin to be a meaningless word, and in late 2002 the new name became Abadan (
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: آبادان, literally meaning 'the Prosperous Place') — a billboard at the town-entrance even features an eponymous poem by him.


Transport

About 25 km. from central Ashgabat, the center of the former town is served by a station on the national railway system and by municipal bus service. The M37 highway passes through the neighborhood.


Industries

Büzmeýin was developed as an industrial town. Niyazov worked at the Büzmeýin State Electrical Power Plant for three years, before entering a political career.


2011 explosion

On 7 July 2011, around 16:45
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, massive blasts struck the city. According to government officials, they occurred at a fireworks warehouse, killing 2 military men and 13 civilians. Opposition groups, however, claim it was in fact a Soviet-era arms depot that caused the explosions, with a death toll exceeding 1,300 victims.


See also

*
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 ...
* Büzmeýin District *
Railway stations in Turkmenistan Railway stations in Turkmenistan include: Maps UN MapUNHCR Map Municipalities served by rail Trans-Caspian Railway * Turkmenbashy * Balkanabat * Bereket * Serdar * Bamy * Baherden * Büzmeýin * Ashgabat - national capital - junction ...


References

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