Türkmenbaşy şäherçesi is a town and the administrative center of Türkmenbaşy District,

Balkan Province Balkan Region () is the westernmost of the five regions of Turkmenistan. Clockwise from north it borders Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan (north); two provinces of Turkmenistan (east), Iran (south), and the Caspian Sea (west). The capital city is Balkana ...

, Turkmenistan. It is east of the city of

Türkmenbaşy, Turkmenistan Türkmenbaşy, previously known as Shagadam (), Krasnovodsk () and Kyzyl-Su, is a city in Balkan Region, Balkan Province in western Turkmenistan, on the Türkmenbaşy Gulf of the Caspian Sea. It sits at an elevation of . The population (est 2004 ...

, with which it should not be confused. Türkmenbaşy şäherçesi was previously called Janga.

Etymology

Atanyyazow notes that Janga () is a Kazakh variant of the name of a local well called Ýanyja. The name was changed in 1993 to honor then-President Saparmyrat Niyazov.

History

Known then as Janga (), the settlement was granted status of a "town of urban type" in 1940, and was renamed Town of Turkmenbashy in 1993. The town is primarily noted as the site of Janga Naval Base, the home port of the Turkmen Navy. This citation is taken from the Turkmen Naval Forces article.

Transportation

The M37 highway passes through the town. It is served by the Gyuşa rail station on the Türkmenbaşy-Ashgabat rail line. It is approximately 20 kilometers from the Turkmenbashi International Airport.

References

Populated places in Balkan Region {{Turkmenistan-geo-stub