The following is the list of cities 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 ...

that underwent one or more name changes in the past. Years in parentheses indicate the year a name was changed. A question mark (?) indicates the date of name change is needed. *Amul → Charjuy (?) → Leninsk (1924) → Charjuy = Charjou = Çärjew (1927) → Turkmenabat (1999) *Askhabad → Poltoratsk (1919) →

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 ...

(1927) *Bäherden → Baharly (2003) → Bäherden (2018) *Bekdaş →

Garabogaz Garabogaz () is a city subordinate to Turkmenbashy District, Balkan province, Turkmenistan, on the shore of the Caspian Sea. Until 2002, the municipality had the status of a town and was named ''Bekdaş'' . Etymology The city takes its name fr ...

(2002) *Çarşaňňy →

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 ...

(1999) *~~Çeleken → Hazar~~Downgraded from city to town in November 2022. *Çetili →

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 ...

(?) *Dargan-Ata → Birata (?) → Darganata (2017) *Gazanjyk = Kazandzhik (1895) →

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 ...

(1999) *Gowurdak →

Magdanly Magdanly ( Turkmen Cyrillic: Магданлы; formerly known as Gowurdak or Gaurdak russian: Говурдак), is a city in and seat of Magdanly District, Lebap Province, Turkmenistan Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркм� ...

(?) *Gyzyl-arbat = Kizil-arvat → Serdar (1999) →

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 ...

(2022) *Kalinin →

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 ...

(1993) *Ganlygala → Aleksandrov (~1890) → Kara Kala = Garrygala (~1924) →

Magtymguly Magtymguly Pyragy ( fa, ''Makhdumqoli Farāghi''; tk, Magtymguly Pyragy; ; tr, Mahtumkulu Firaki; , born Magtymguly, was a Turkmen spiritual leader, philosophical poet, Sufi and traveller who is considered to be the most famous figure in ...

(2004) *Kerki → Atamyrat (1999) →

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 ...

(2017) *Kirovsk →

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 ...

(1992) *Shagadam → Kyzyl-Su → Krasnovodsk (1869) → Turkmenbashy (1993) *Kushka = Guşgy (1885) →

Serhetabat Serhetabat (formerly Gushgy) ( tk, Guşgy; russian: Кушка, Kushka) is a city in Tagtabazar District, Mary Province, Turkmenistan. Serhetabat lies in the valley of the Kushka River. The population was 5,200 in 1991. It is immediately opposite ...

(1999) *Neftedag (1933) → Nebit-dag (1946) →

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(2001) *Neftezavodsk (1973) →

Seýdi Seýdi, formerly Neftezavodsk, is a city in Dänew District, Lebap Province, Turkmenistan. Etymology Neftezavodsk derives from two Russian words — neft (нефть; oil) and zavod (завод; factory). History The city was founded in 1973 ...

(1990) *Oktyabrsk → Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy adyndaky (1993) *Şehitli →

Şatlyk Şatlyk is a city in Mary Region, 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, ...

(1971) *Stalino (1940?) → Moskovskiy (1961) → Murgap (?) *Täzä Bazar → imeni Andreyeva (1938) → Andreyevsk (194?) → Täzebazar (1957) → Nyýazow (1993) → Şabat (2022) *Täzä-Gala → imeni Telmana (1938) → Telmansk (1949) →

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(1993) *Tejen State Farm → Bereket (~1993) → Altyn Asyr (2000) *Yuzhnyy →

Dostluk Dostluk ("friendship" in Turkmen) is a city in Köýtendag District, Lebap Province, Turkmenistan Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркменистан, ) is a country located in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the n ...

(?) *Ýylanly → Gurbansoltan Eje (2004) → Andalyp (2022)

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