Gurbansoltan Eje District (formerly Yylanly District) was until 2022 a
district
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of
Daşoguz Province 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 district was named after
Gurbansoltan Eje, former president
Saparmurat Niyazov's mother. On 9 November 2022 by decree of the Turkmen parliament the district was abolished and its territory transferred to
Akdepe District.
References
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Daşoguz Region