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Ýolöten (Russian: Ёлoтен, Turkmen: یوْلؤتن Ёлөтен) 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.
Ýolöten
Cyrillic Turkmen Ёлөтен | |
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  Ýolöten Location in Turkmenistan | |
| Coordinates: 37°18′N 62°21′E | |
| Country |  Turkmenistan |
| Province | Mary Province |
| District | Ýolöten District |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 37,705 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 |
Etymology
Atanyyazow attributes the name to the settlement's location on the Silk Road between ancient Merv and Herat. The words ýol and öten mean "road" and "past" in Turkmen, respectively, i.e., "a place to cross".[1][2]
Transportation
Ýolöten lies on the Mary-Serhetabat railway line, and at the junction of the A-388 highway connecting Mary and Serhetabat and the P-25 highway connecting Ýolöten to Baýramaly.
Population
In 1989 the town had a population of 18,644, with a total of some 35,000 in the town and surrounding district.[3] The 2009 estimate is 37,705.
Economy
Ýolöten is the nearest city to the Galkynysh Gas Field, formerly known as the Iolotan or South Yolotan–Osman field, the second-largest gas field in the world, and support of natural gas operations is a major part of the city's economy. It is also a center for agricultural product processing, due to its location in the Murghab River oasis.
Notable people
- Ramis Bahshaliyev (born 1971), World Powerlifting Champion
References
- Frank, Allen J.; Touch-Werner, Jeren (October 20, 1999). Turkmen-English Dictionary (in English and Turkmen). Kensington, Maryland: Dunwoody Press. ISBN 978-1881265290.
- Atanyýazow, Soltanşa (1980). Түркменистаның Географик Атларының Дүшүндиришли Сөзлүги [Explanatory Dictionary of Geographic Names in Turkmenistan]. Ashgabat: Ылым. pp. 159–160.
- Bowman, Harry (2008-05-18). "Harry's World Atlas: Turkmenistan (TM) Mary Province". Harry's World Atlas. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
External links
| Cities of Turkmenistan | |
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Capital: Ashgabat | |
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На других языках
[de] Ýolöten
Ýolöten (russisch Ёлётен, Joljoten) ist eine Stadt in der turkmenischen Provinz Mary und Hauptstadt des gleichnamigen Distrikts Ýolöten. Gemäß einer Schätzung aus dem Jahr 2013 beträgt die Einwohnerzahl 32.706, womit Ýolöten die zwölftgrößte Stadt in Turkmenistan ist.[1]- [en] Ýolöten
[ru] Ёлётен
Ёлётен[1] (туркм. Ýolöten, یوْلؤتن) — город, административный центр Ёлётенского этрапа Марыйского велаята Туркмении. Известен благодаря находящемуся к югу от города одним из крупнейших в мире газовых месторождений.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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