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Ashgabat

  (äsh'gä-bät') pronunciation also Ashkhabad (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.

 

 
 
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia: 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. (1924 – 90). 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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Columbia Encyclopedia: 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.

 
Weather: Ashkhabad, Turkmenistan
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Last updated July 26, 2008 04:49 (EST)

 
Local Time: Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

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Translations: Translations for: Ashgabat

Dansk (Danish)
n. - Ashgabat

Deutsch (German)
n. - Aschchabad, Ashgabat

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
abbr. -

한국어 (Korean)
아쉬가밧[바드] (중앙 아시아의 투르크메니스탄의 수도)

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אשגבאט, אשקבאד‬

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