Galaýmor, called in Russian Kala-I-Mor, is a village and rural council in
Tagtabazar District
Tagtabazar District ( tk, Tagtabazar etraby) is a district of Mary Province in Turkmenistan. The administrative center of the district is the town of Tagtabazar
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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 ( ...
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Turkmenistan
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Prior to 9 November 2022 it was under the jurisdiction of
Serhetabat District
Serhetabat District (formerly Guşgy District) is a district of Mary Province in Turkmenistan
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, which was abolished on that date by parliamentary decree.
Etymology
Atanyyazow notes that the traditional Turkmen name of this village is Morgala, in which ''-gala'' presumably means fortress. The origin and meaning of ''mor-'', however, are unclear. He mentions that a fortress called Mori-Shaburgan existed here under the Mongols. Atanyyazow also notes that
Khiva
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historians referred to the valley as ''Mori Suy'' ("Mori Water") and that local whitebeards call the area ''Morsuvi'' ("Mor Water"). Some meanings of ''mor-'' include clay pipes for delivering drinking water, and the colors pink and brown in some Turkmen dialects, among others. Atanyyazow discounts a folk legend attributing the name to the Persian word ''moor'' ("ant"), which would yield "ant fortress".
History
The village is located on the left bank of the
Kushk River
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Soviet
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times it was classed as a "town of urban type" (
посёлoк городского типа) from 1947 on, and was the site of a
Karakul sheep
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state farm
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Overview
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[Калаи-Мор // Большая советская энциклопедия : 30 т./ гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. — 3-е изд. — М. : Советская энциклопедия, 1969—1978.]
Population
Transportation
The airfield in Galaýmor is being upgraded and a new passenger terminal was being constructed as of 2019.
The village is served by an eponymous rail station on the Mary-Serhetabat line.
References
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Populated places in Mary Region