Ýolöten District is a

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Mary Province Mary Region () is one of five regions of Turkmenistan, provinces in Turkmenistan. It is located in the south-east of the country, bordering Afghanistan. Its capital is the city of Mary, Turkmenistan, Mary. Its area is and population 1,613,386 (2 ...

Turkmenistan Turkmenistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest and the Caspian Sea to the west. Ash ...

. The administrative center of the district is the town of

Ýolöten Ýolöten (, ) is a city and capital of Ýolöten District, Mary Province, Turkmenistan. The city is located in the delta of the Murghab River, 55 kilometers southeast of Mary. It was granted the status of a city in 1939. Etymology Atanyyazow ...

History

Formed in January 1926 as Iolotan

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, its location is in Merv District of the

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. In July the same year, Merv District is abolished, and as a result Iolotan became directly subordinate to the Turkmen SSR. In November 1939, Iolotan is included into Mary Oblast. However, in 1963, Mary is also abolished, and Iolotan is once again subordinate to the Turkmen SSR. In December 1970, Iolotan rejoins the restored Mary Oblast that was previously abolished in 1963. In 1992, Iolotan was renamed into its current name Ýolöten and became part of

Etymology

Atanyyazow attributes the name to the settlement's location on the

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between ancient

Merv Merv (, ', ; ), also known as the Merve Oasis, was a major Iranian peoples, Iranian city in Central Asia, on the historical Silk Road, near today's Mary, Turkmenistan. Human settlements on the site of Merv existed from the 3rd millennium& ...

and

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. The words ''ýol'' and ''öten'' mean "road" and "past" in Turkmen, respectively, i.e., "a place to cross".

Administrative subdivisions

* Cities (şäherler) **

* Towns (şäherçeler) ** N/A * Village councils (geňeşlikler) ** Agzybirlik (Söýünalybedeň, Agzybirlik, Täzeýap) ** Ahunbaba (Zindigani, Alamdepe, Bagtyýarlyk, Tokaýçy) ** Akgüzer (Akgüzer, Bozýatan, Lälezar) ** Arkadag (Azatlyk) ** Baýraç (Janybek, Ýerki, Galkynyş) ** Döwletli (Döwletli) ** Gammarbaba (Ýeňiş, Gammarbaba, Gammarýap) ** Goýunjy (Goýunjy, Gadyr) ** Garaköl (Garaköl, Gazyklybent) ** Hakykat (Hakykat) ** Hüjüm (Hüjüm, Bereket) ** Momataý (Momataý, Talhatanbaba, Üçköpri) ** Rahat (Awçy, Alnyş, Gulanly, Rahatýap) ** Soltanbent (Dostluk, Daýhanbent, Hojaköw, Soltanbent, Şark, Täzeýer) ** Şöhrat (Şöhrat) ** Ymambaba (Ymambaba, Nyýazow adyndaky) ** Ýokary Suhty (Ýokary Suhty, Altyn toprak, Atçapar, Gojaly, Taňrygazan)

References

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