Halaç District ( tk, Halaç etraby) is a
district
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of
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 ...
in
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 ...
. The administrative center of the district is the town of
Halaç.
History
Initially founded in 1925 with the same name, it is part of Kerkin Region of the
Turkmen SSR
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Peoples Historical ethnonym
* Turkoman (ethnonym), ethnonym used for the Oghuz Turks during the Middle Ages
Ethnic groups
* Turkmen in Anatolia and the Levant (Seljuk and Ottoman-Turkish desc ...
. When Kerkin was abolished five years later, precisely at September 1930, Halaç became directly subordinate to the Turkmen government.
In February 1933, Kerkin was restored and Halaç became part of it. In November 1939, Halaç moved to the newly formed Chardzhou region.
In December 1943, the Halachsky district moved to the newly formed Kerkin region.
In January 1947, Kerkin was abolished and Halaç returned to the Chardzhou region.
In January 1963, the first Halaç was abolished. February 1975 saw Halaç's restoration as part of the Chardzhou region.
On December 14, 1992, Halaç became part of
Lebap
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 ...
.
On November 25, 2017, the territory of the Halaç included the territory of
Garabekewül
Garabekewül is a city in Saýat District, Lebap Province, Turkmenistan.
Etymology
The terms ''Gara'' ("black") and ''Bekewül'' refer to two of the clans that make up the Ersari tribe, and Atanyyazow asserts that this is the origin of the topony ...
which was abolished by the Parliament of Turkmenistan.
Administrative Subdivisions
* Cities (şäherler)
**
Halaç
* Towns (şäherçeler)
**
Çohpetde
* Village councils (geňeşlikler)
** Altyn asyr (Kazyaryk, Arygaýak, Baýhalky, Çilan, Mäşpaýa, Pesti)
** Esenmeňli (Esenmeňli, Akýap, Magtymguly adyndaky, Zynhary)
** Güneşlik (Güneşlik)
** Güýçbirleşik (Güýçbirleşik, Azatlyk)
** Halaç (Ajy, Azady, Babadaýhan, Garagaç, Jeýhun)
** Oguzhan (Etbaş, Maňgyşlaly, Müsür)
** Pelwert (Pelwert, Gulegenje, Reýimberdili)
** Surh (Surh ,Omargyzylja, Täzemaksat)
References
Districts of Turkmenistan
Lebap Region
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