Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy şäherçesi

Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy şäherçesi ("Town of Saparmurad Turkmenbashy") is a town subordinated to the city of Mary, Turkmenistan. During the Soviet period, it was called Energetik, but was renamed in honor of Saparmyrat Niyazov in 1993.[1][2] It is located near major electrical power plants, hence the Soviet-era name.

Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy şäherçesi
Energetik Cyrillic Turkmen: Энергетик (-1993)
Town
Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy şäherçesi is located in Turkmenistan
Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy şäherçesi
Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy şäherçesi
Location in Turkmenistan
Coordinates: 37°30′45″N 61°49′42″E
Country Turkmenistan
CityCity of Mary
Time zoneUTC+5 (+5)

References
  1. "Постановление Президиума Меджлиса Туркменистана О переименовании и присвоении имени Президента Туркменистана С. А. Ниязова этрапам, поселкам, колхозам, совхозам, предприятиям № 821 — XII" (PDF). Government of Turkmenistan. 9 March 1993. p. 18.
  2. "Turkmenistan Geoname Changes". Retrieved 4 April 2021.
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