Mount Arlan (''Uly Balkan Gerşi'') is an peak in the western plains of
Turkmenistan
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in
Balkan Province. Mount Arlan stands about 2,000 metres above the shore of the below-
sea level
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Caspian Sea
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.
It is the highest point of the Balkan Daglary range.
The town of
Balkanabat, the capital of
Balkan Province, lies 25 km to the southwest.
See also
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List of Ultras of Central Asia
Notes
External links
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Balkan Daglary
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