Ashkhabad
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Ash·ga·bat
also Ash·kha·bad (äsh'kä-bäd', -KHä-bät')The capital of Turkmenistan, in the south-central part of the country near the border of Iran. It was founded as a fortress in 1881. A major earthquake in 1948 virtually destroyed the old city. Population: 797,000.
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Ashgabat
City (pop., 2002 est.: 743,000), capital of Turkmenistan. It lies in an oasis at the northern foot of the Kopet-Dag Range near the Iranian border. Founded in 1881 as a Russian military fort, it was the capital of Turkmenistan S.S.R. (192490). A violent earthquake destroyed the city in 1948; it was rebuilt on the same plan. It is now an industrial, transportation, and cultural centre.
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Ashgabat
Ashgabat (əshkhəbät'), formerly Ashkhabad, city (1991 pop. 412,200), capital of Turkmenistan, near the border with Iran, on the Trans-Caspian RR. The city has textile, motion picture, and crafts industries. Ashgabat was founded in 1881 as a fortress. From 1919 to 1927 it was named Poltoratsk. An earthquake in 1948 virtually destroyed the city, which stands in a major fault zone. The southern section of the city has been extensively developed since the 1990s. The Turkmen Academy of Sciences is in Ashgabat.
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Ashkhabad, Turkmenistan
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Ashgabat
Deutsch (German)
n. - Aschchabad, Ashgabat
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
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한국어 (Korean)
아쉬가밧[바드] (중앙 아시아의 투르크메니스탄의 수도)
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - אשגבאט, אשקבאד
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