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The districts of Turkmenistan ( tk, etraplar, sing. ''etrap'') are territorial entities below the
provinces of Turkmenistan Turkmenistan is divided into five regions or ''welaýatlar'' (singular '' welaýat'') and one capital city (''şäher'') with provincial legal status. They are Ahal, Balkan, Dashoguz, Lebap and Mary, plus the capital city of Ashgabat. Each provi ...
( tk, welaýatlar, sing. '' welaýat''). They may be counties, cities, or boroughs of cities. The heads of the districts ( tk, häkim, translated as "governor" for districts of a ''welaýat'' and "mayor" for cities or boroughs of a city) are appointed by the
President of Turkmenistan The president of Turkmenistan ( tk, Türkmenistanyň prezidenti), officially the president and chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, is the head of state and head of government of Turkmenistan. The president is also the supreme c ...
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Constitution of Turkmenistan The Constitution of Turkmenistan adopted on 18 May 1992 is the supreme law of Turkmenistan (Article 5). In its preamble, the Constitution emphasizes self-determination for the Turkmen people, as well as the rule of law and rights for citizens. ( ...
, Articles 80-81). Regarding cities "with district status" ( tk, etrap hukukly), by Turkmen law, "...such cities must have population over 30,000 and be the administrative center of a province (welaýat); headed by a presidentially appointed häkim." Though this officially limits the possible number of such cities to five (the number of provinces), in reality other cities are periodically accorded the status of a district. As of 5 January 2018, 11 cities in Turkmenistan enjoyed the status of districts, including four of the five provincial (''welaýat'') centers. One city, the capital city of Ashgabat, enjoys the status of a province. This document is reproduced online at https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Districts_in_Turkmenistan. Two cities in Turkmenistan feature subordinate districts headed by mayors. Such districts are best rendered into English as "boroughs" to distinguish them from municipal districts without their own governments, which are also called ''etraplar'' in Turkmen (but are called микрорайоны in Russian).
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 ...
has four boroughs and as of November 2022 Turkmenbashy has one.


List of districts by first-level entity


Aşgabat 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 ...
City

''See also'
Map of the Boroughs of Ashgabat
As of January 5, 2018, Ashgabat includes four boroughs (''uly etraplar''): # Bagtyýarlyk etraby (formerly President Niyazov, Lenin District, expanded to include former Ruhabat District plus new territory) # Berkararlyk etraby (formerly Azatlyk, Sovetskiy District) # Büzmeýin etraby (formerly Abadan District, expanded to include former Arçabil and Çandybil Districts) # Köpetdag etraby (formerly Proletarskiy District) This number is a reduction from the previous number of boroughs.


Ahal Province

# Ak bugdaý (formerly Gäwers) #
Babadaýhan Babadaýhan (from Persian بابادهقان ''Bâbâdehqân/Bābā-Dihqān'') is a city and capital of Babadaýhan District in the Ahal Province of Turkmenistan. During the Soviet The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Soci ...
# Bäherden (formerly Baharly) #
Gökdepe Gökdepe, also Geok Tepe, is a city in and the administrative center of Gökdepe District, Ahal Region, Turkmenistan, north-west of Ashgabat. The city is built around a former fortress of the Turkmen people, Turkmens which bore the same name. Th ...
# Kaka #
Sarahs Sarahs (, also written Saraghs, Serahs, Sarakhs, Saragt, or Serakhs, the last a backformation of russian: Серахс) is an oasis city in Ahal Province, Turkmenistan, and the administrative center of Sarahs district ( tk, Sarahs etraby). It i ...
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Tejen Tejen (older spellings: Tedzhen, Tejend, Tejent) is an oasis city with district status in the Karakum Desert, in Ahal Province of Turkmenistan. It lies along the M37 highway, between Dushak and Mary, by road southeast of Ashgabat. It has a p ...


Balkan Province Balkan Region ( tk, Balkan welaýaty, Балкан велаяты) is the westernmost of the five regions of Turkmenistan. Clockwise from north it borders Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan (north); two provinces of Turkmenistan (east), Iran (south), and ...

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Bereket Bereket, formerly Gazanjyk or ''Kazandzhik'' (russian: Казанджик or tk, Газанҗык gɑˈzɑnd͡ʒik), is a city in Balkan Province in western Turkmenistan. Bereket is the administrative centre of Bereket District. Bereket is lo ...
(previously Gazanjik) #
Esenguly Esenguly (formerly Hasan-Kuly, Gasan-Kuli) is a city in and administrative center of Esenguly District, Balkan Province, Turkmenistan. In 1989 its population was 5,823. Etymology The name is of obscure origin. A clan of that name, part of the Yo ...
# Etrek (previously Gyzyletrek) #
Gyzylarbat Gyzylarbat (formerly Serdar and Kyzyl-Arvat or Gyzylarbat and Farāva) is a city subordinate to a district in Turkmenistan, located north-west of the capital, Ashgabat on the M37 highway to the Caspian Sea. The population of Gyzylarbat is 50,000 ...
(previously Gyzylarvat, Serdar) # Magtymguly (previously Garry Gala) # Türkmenbaşy * City Boroughs of Türkmenbaşy City: # Awaza etraby


Daşoguz Province

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Akdepe Akdepe is a city and capital of Akdepe District in the Daşoguz Region of Turkmenistan Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркменистан, ) is a country located in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uz ...
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Boldumsaz Boldumsaz, formerly Kalinin and Voro’silovabad, is a city and capital of Boldumsaz District in the Daşoguz Province of Turkmenistan. Etymology Scholars hold the name of the place to mean "Fortress in a Marshy Place"; a fortress, atop a squa ...
# Görogly (formerly Tagta) # Köneurgenç #
Ruhubelent Ruhubelent is a town and the administrative center of Ruhubelent District of Daşoguz Province, Turkmenistan. The district was established in April 2007 and the town of Ruhubelent was founded on 17 October 2008. Etymology The word ''ruhubelent ...
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Shabat Shabat is a surname. People with the name include: * Asael Ben Shabat (born 1988), an Israeli footballer * George Shabat, after whom the Shabat polynomial is named * Shlomi Shabat (born 1954), an Israeli vocalist Shabat is also the name of a ...
(formerly Dashoguz/Dashowuz, Nyýazow) # Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy


Lebap Province Lebap Region ( tk, Lebap welaýaty/Лебап велаяты from the Persian ''Lab-e āb'') is one of the regions of Turkmenistan. It is in the northeast of the country, bordering Afghanistan, Uzbekistan along the Amu Darya. Its capital is T ...

# Çärjew (formerly Türkmenabat/Serdarabat) #
Dänew Dänew (russian: Дейнау) is a city and capital of Dänew District in Lebap Province, Turkmenistan Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркменистан, ) is a country located in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to t ...
(formerly Galkynyş) # Darganata (formerly Birata) # Halaç # Hojambaz #
Kerki Kerki is a city in and capital of Kerki District, Lebap Province, Turkmenistan. It was formerly known as Zamm and, between 1999 and 2017, as Atamyrat. Geography It is situated on a plain on the left bank of the Amu Darya river. Nearby towns a ...
(formerly Atamyrat) #
Köýtendag Köýtendag is a city and the administrative center of Köýtendag District in Lebap Province, Turkmenistan. On 29 December 1999, by Parliamentary Resolution No. HM-61, the city and district of Çarşangy (sometimes rendered as "Charshangy") were ...
(formerly Çarşaňňy) #
Saýat Saýat is a city and capital of Saýat District in the Lebap Region of Turkmenistan Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркменистан, ) is a country located in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzb ...


Mary Province Mary Region ( tk, Mary welaýaty, Мары велаяты) is one of five provinces in Turkmenistan. It is located in the south-east of the country, bordering Afghanistan. Its capital is the city of Mary. Its area is and population 1,480,400 ( ...

# Baýramaly # Garagum #
Mary Mary may refer to: People * Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name) Religious contexts * New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below * Mary, mother of Jesus, also calle ...
# Murgap #
Sakarçäge Sakarçäge is a city and capital of Sakarçäge District, Mary Region, Turkmenistan Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркменистан, ) is a country located in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbek ...
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Tagtabazar Tagtabazar (formerly Panjdeh or Pendi) is the capital town of Tagtabazar District in the Mary Province of Turkmenistan. See also *Panjdeh incident The Panjdeh Incident (known in Russian historiography as the Battle of Kushka) was an armed ...
# Türkmengala # Wekilbazar #
Ýolöten Ýolöten (russian: Ёлoтен, tk, یوْلؤتن Ёлөтен) is a city and capital of Ýolöten District, Mary Province, Turkmenistan. The city is located in the delta of the Murghab River, 55 kilometers southeast of Mary. It was granted the ...


Cities with "district status"

Under Turkmen law, some cities are granted "district status" ''( tk, etrap hukukly)'', meaning they are headed by a presidentially appointed mayor ''( tk, häkim)'' and control their own budgets. Cities without this status (cities "in a district", '' tk, etrapdaky'') are headed by a council ''( tk, geňeş)'' chaired by an ''arçyn'' rather than a mayor. Cities in Turkmenistan with district status are: Ahal Province
Arkadag şäheri
Balkan Province Balkan Region ( tk, Balkan welaýaty, Балкан велаяты) is the westernmost of the five regions of Turkmenistan. Clockwise from north it borders Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan (north); two provinces of Turkmenistan (east), Iran (south), and ...

Balkanabat , other_name = Neftedag Nebit-Dag , image_skyline = , image_flag = , image_seal = , image_map = , map_caption = , pushpin_map = Turkmenist ...
şäheri
Türkmenbaşy şäheri
Daşoguz Province
Daşoguz Daşoguz (also Dashoguz, Dasoguz; roughly "stone spring" in Turkmen), formerly known as Tashauz (until 1992; russian: Ташау́з) and Dashkhovuz (1992–1999; russian: Дашхову́з), is a city in northern Turkmenistan and the capital o ...
şäheri
Lebap Province Lebap Region ( tk, Lebap welaýaty/Лебап велаяты from the Persian ''Lab-e āb'') is one of the regions of Turkmenistan. It is in the northeast of the country, bordering Afghanistan, Uzbekistan along the Amu Darya. Its capital is T ...

Türkmenabat Türkmenabat ( tk, Türkmenabat, Түркменабат), formerly and since medieval times Chardzhou, (russian: Чарджоу, ''Chardzhou''; tk, Çärjew, links=no, ) ( fa, چهارجوی 'čahârjuy', meaning 'four brooks') and in ancient ti ...
şäheri
Mary Province Mary Region ( tk, Mary welaýaty, Мары велаяты) is one of five provinces in Turkmenistan. It is located in the south-east of the country, bordering Afghanistan. Its capital is the city of Mary. Its area is and population 1,480,400 ( ...

Baýramaly şäheri
Mary Mary may refer to: People * Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name) Religious contexts * New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below * Mary, mother of Jesus, also calle ...
şäheri


Abolished districts

These districts no longer exist. * Altyn Asyr District * Archabil District *
Beýik Türkmenbaşy District Beýik Türkmenbaşy District ( tk, Beýik Türkmenbaşy adyndaky etrap) was a district of Lebap Province in Turkmenistan. It was abolished in November 2017 and its territory transferred to Döwletli District. In turn, on 9 November 2022, Döwletli ...
* Çandybil District * Derweze District *
Döwletli District Döwletli District was a district of Lebap Province in Turkmenistan. Its administrative center was the town of Döwletli. On 28 November 2017, Beýik Türkmenbaşy District was dissolved, and its territories were transferred to this district. ...
* Farap District *
Garabekewül District Garabekewül District is a former district of Lebap Province in Turkmenistan. The administrative center of the district was the town of Garabekewül. It is now part of Halaç, which annexed it on 25 November 2017 by Parliamentary Resolution No. 6 ...
* Gubadag District *
Gurbansoltan Eje District Gurbansoltan Eje District (formerly Yylanly District) was until 2022 a district of Daşoguz Province in Turkmenistan Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркменистан, ) is a country located in Central Asia, bordered by Kaz ...
* Kenar District ( Türkmenbaşy City) *
Magdanly District Magdanly District is a former district of Lebap Province in Turkmenistan. The administrative center of the district was the town of Magdanly Magdanly ( Turkmen Cyrillic: Магданлы; formerly known as Gowurdak or Gaurdak russian: Го ...
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Oguzhan District Oguzhan District (formerly Nyýazow District and Parakhat District) is a district of Mary Province in Turkmenistan. The administrative center of the district is the town of Gulanly. Founded in 1988 as Parakhat District, it became part of Mar ...
* Ruhabat District *
Sakar District Sakar District is an abolished (former) district of Lebap Province in Turkmenistan Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркменистан, ) is a country located in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbek ...
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Serhetabat District Serhetabat District (formerly Guşgy District) is a district of Mary Province in Turkmenistan Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркменистан, ) is a country located in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the north ...


See also

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Regions of Turkmenistan Turkmenistan is divided into five regions or ''welaýatlar'' (singular '' welaýat'') and one capital city (''şäher'') with provincial legal status. They are Ahal, Balkan, Dashoguz, Lebap and Mary, plus the capital city of Ashgabat. Each provi ...

OpenStreetMap Wiki: Districts in Turkmenistan


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