Gurbansoltan eje adyndaky

Gurbansoltan eje adyndaky, until 2004 called Ýylanly, is a city and capital of Gurbansoltan Eje District in Daşoguz Province, Turkmenistan.[1]

Gurbansoltan Eje adyndaky
Ýylanly
Gurbansoltan Eje adyndaky
Location in Turkmenistan
Coordinates: 41°50′N 59°39′E
Country Turkmenistan
ProvinceDaşoguz Province
DistrictGurbansoltan Eje District
Population
 (2010)
 • Total27,455
Time zoneUTC+5

Etymology

On 6 September 2004 by Parliamentary Resolution 227-II the city was renamed in honor of the mother of President Saparmurat Niyazov.[1] Prior to that, it was named Ýylanly, which in Turkmen means "with snakes". Atanyyazow explains that this city, along with several other locations in Turkmenistan, received that name due to an abundance of snakes in the area.[2]

History

In the Soviet period Ýylanly was designated a "town of urban type" (Russian: посёлок городского типа) and administrative center of Ýylanly District. In June 2016 by parliamentary decree Gurbansoltan eje adyndaky was upgraded to the status of "city in a district" (Turkmen: etrapdaky şäher). The same decree subordinated the villages of Hazarasp, Garamergen, and Depmechi to the city.[3]

Population
Year19591970197919892010
Population 5,308 8,922 12,206 16,936 27,455

References
  1. "TÜRKMENISTANYŇ MEJLISINIŇ KARARY №227-II. Daşoguz welaýatynyň Yylanly etrabynyň adyny üýtgetmek hakynda" (PDF) (in Turkmen). Turkmenistan Parliament. 6 August 2004. p. 47.
  2. Atanyýazow, Soltanşa (1980). Түркменистаның Географик Атларының Дүшүндиришли Сөзлүги [Explanatory Dictionary of Geographic Names in Turkmenistan]. Ashgabat: Ылым. pp. 173–174.
  3. "Изменения в административно-территориальном делении Дашогузского велаята Редакция" (in Russian). Chronicles of Turkmenistan. 17 June 2016.


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