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Ashgabat (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 37 58 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 37.9667 decimal degrees |
| Long: 058 24 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 58.4000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Capital city of Turkmenistan, located in the Akhal oasis, on the edge of the Karakum Desert. It was founded in 1881 by the Russians, taking the name of a local Turkmen settlement. It became the provincial capital in 1924. In 1948, the city was almost completely destroyed by an earthquake, then later rebuilt following the same plan. Ashgabat is an administrative, industrial and cultural center with major industries being glass, cotton, and carpet-weaving. |
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| Ashgabat (preferred,C,V,English-P,U,N)
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| Ašchabad (C,V)
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| Ašhabad (C,V)
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| Aşgabat (C,V)
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| Ashkhabad (C,V)
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............ | name was taken from the name of a nearby settlement , meaning "love town" |
| Ashkabad (C,V)
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| Askhabad (C,V)
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............ | former spelling, used before 1918 |
| Askabad (C,V)
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| Ashqabad (C,V)
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| Poltoratsk (H,V)
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............ | 1919-1927 |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Ashgabat (national district) (P) |
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Ashgabat (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded as a fortress in 1881 |
| city (C) |
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| national capital (C) |
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| provincial capital (C) |
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| educational center (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| cultural center (C) |
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| transportation center (C) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital of .... |
Turkmenistan .......... (nation) |
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(World, Asia) [7006659] |
| near/adjacent to .... |
Nisa .......... (deserted settlement) |
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(World, Asia, Turkmenistan, Ahal) [7032028] |
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