Köneürgenç District is a

district A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...

Daşoguz Province Daşoguz (also Dashoguz, Dasoguz; roughly "stone spring" in Turkmen), formerly known as Tashauz (until 1992; ) and Dashkhovuz (1992–1999; ), is a large city in northern Turkmenistan and the capital of Daşoguz Province. The Uzbekistan border ...

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 Köneürgenç. It was established in 1925. It is a historical city which served as the capital of

Khorezm Khwarazm (; ; , ''Xwârazm'' or ''Xârazm'') or Chorasmia () is a large oasis region on the Amu Darya river delta in western Central Asia, bordered on the north by the (former) Aral Sea, on the east by the Kyzylkum Desert, on the south by t ...

shahs. It was also one of the

Silk Road The Silk Road was a network of Asian trade routes active from the second century BCE until the mid-15th century. Spanning over , it played a central role in facilitating economic, cultural, political, and religious interactions between the ...

's more important points. Today there are still a number of historical monuments dating from the time of

, among which are the Palace of Törebeg Hanym, the tomb of Ilarslan, the tomb of Tekesh, the tomb of Nejmettin Kübra and Soltan Aly, the Dash Metjid, and so on. These monuments are now enlisted as

UNESCO World Heritage Sites World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection under an international treaty administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance. The sites are judged to contain "cultural and natural heritag ...

Administrative Subdivisions

* Cities (şäherler) ** Köneürgenç * Towns (şäherçeler) **

Bereket Bereket, formerly Gazanjyk or ''Kazandzhik'' ( or gɑˈzɑnd͡ʒik), is a List of cities in Turkmenistan, city in Balkan Province in western Turkmenistan. Bereket is the administrative centre of Bereket District. Bereket is located in an oasis ...

* Village councils (geňeşlikler) ** Abadan (Bereket, Baýnuroý, Dostluk, Ýedigara) ** Akderýa (Akderýa, Bakyýap, Emingala, Halykberdi, Tamdyrlyboz, Täzebirleşik) ** Akgala (Akgala, Gumly, Gyzylýer, Horezm, Hywaçyoý, Jelaleddin, Köçerýap, Uýgurýer) ** Akýol (Zaman, Lebiýap, Paltagaçan, Täze, Eýmiroba) ** Derýalyk (Derýalyk, Aktam, Annagara, Birinji Was, Kyrkgyzoý) ** Ezberköl (Ezberköl, Körgala) ** Galkynyş (Galkynyş, Goçgarköpri, Guýanagyz, Jigirdekli) ** Hakykat (Hakykat, Hojaoý, Toklyoý, Türkmenistan) ** Kyrkgyz (Kyrkgyz, Galpakýaran, Garaoý, Gulaçýap) ** Maslahat (Maslahat, Buýanly, Daýhanbirleşik, Maslahatdepe, Saraýgöl) ** Pagtaçy (Pagtaçy, Birleşik, Garatereň, Gatyakar, Künjilioý, Bagtyýarlyk) ** Täzegüýç (Täzegüýç, Akgum, Boýraçy, Garabelemýap, Gumlygala, Wekiloý) ** Täzeýap (Täzeýap, Akbaşly, Uşakýap) ** Täzeýol (Täzeýol, Çilter, Gamyşlyoý, Garaşsyzlyk, Gazakýer) ** Watan (Watan, Aktakyr, Çetilioý, Ikinji Was, Döwletli, Teňňelioý)

Administrative Subdivisions

See also