Gämi is a
village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred ...
and suburb on the southeastern outskirts 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 lie ...
,
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 ...
, approximately 5 kilometres from the city centre. It is located in
Ak bugdaý District
Ak bugdaý District is a district of Ahal Province in Turkmenistan. It was founded in April 1977 as Gäwers District, with its center on the urban-type settlement of Anau. Abolished in August 1988, it was restored in 1992 as part of Ahal, where ...
in
Ahal Province and lies on the
M37 highway which connects Ashgabat to
Annau.
The local economy is based around cotton, wheat and vegetable production. The state policy provides tax-free land and water, fertilizers and agricultural equipment services at privileged prices to farmers in the village.
References
External links
United States Mission visit to the village
Populated places in Ahal Region
Ashgabat
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