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The city of Krasnovodsk owes its appearance to Russian sailors, namely the Russian expedition led by Lieutenant Colonel Nikolai Grigorievich Stoletov. This happened in 1869, as a result of the journey of Russian sailors, the purpose of which was to choose a place on the shores of the Caspian Sea for the future city. However, due to a strong storm, which scattered all three ships that were part of the expedition across the sea, the time of their arrival at the bay where the future city was located was significantly different. Thus, the first ship moored on October 31, and the last on November 6. In this regard, disputes arise regarding when exactly the city of Krasnovodsk Turkmenistan was founded. And, despite the fact that in 1993 the city was renamed Turkmenbashi, for many it forever remained Krasnovodsk.

Choosing the site for the founding of the city

The choice of the territory on which the city was built was not accidental, since the bay was the most comfortable place for people to live. This was due, first of all, to the fact that the water in it did not freeze even in the winter season, and in addition it was protected from the winds. Therefore, it was the wild coast of the bay that became the site for the construction of the Factoria fortress and fortified fort. Today, on the site of the fort there is a local museum. This place was explored back in the time of Peter I, and meanwhile, Krasnovodsk is far from the only capital of the Central Asian states, which was founded by the Russians, who occupied the territories in those days.

So, after the Russian sailors landed on the shore, they quite systematically extended their influence on the development of trade with local residents, as well as the culture of relations with them. In addition, they set about rebuilding settlements, which today, among many new buildings in Turkmenbashi, attract the attention of tourists.

Modern Turkmenbashi

Unfortunately, very few architectural structures founded in the distant past have survived to this day. The reason for this may be the destructive consequences of the wars that also affected this glorious city, or insufficient attention from the people inhabiting it - it is difficult to judge. However, despite the fact that time has made its own adjustments to the architecture of the city, it still remains interesting from a historical and cultural point of view. In addition, due to the fact that Turkmenbashi has every chance of becoming a tourist center of this country, the relevance of its future comes to the fore. Of course, the rule regarding the interconnectedness of the past and the future, as well as the dependence of the future on the past, is unconditionally true. In the context of this rule, it is important to remember history and respect its monuments. And there are plenty of them in this city. According to rather ambitious forecasts, Turkmenbashi can reach the status of Antalya, and perhaps even surpass it.

Despite the fact that many historical monuments are of great interest to tourists, their number is gradually decreasing. Alas, this is how the world works, and it is quite natural that, as a tribute to the times, the territories of the capital of Turkmenistan, where until recently the ruins of the old city were located, are being built up with modern buildings and institutions that meet the requirements of new times. And in this regard, there will certainly be supporters of leaving the city’s historical sites intact and ensuring their integrity as the cultural heritage of the country. At the same time, many will certainly support government initiatives aimed at updating the city’s infrastructure and raising its level of comfort to a modern one.

Transport links Turkmenbashi

A prerequisite for the development of any city is the presence of a transport support system. In this regard, Turkmenbashi is a wealthy city, since on its territory there is a railway station, an airport, and a sea trade port. The architecture of the station, which is designed in the Moorish style, deserves special attention and is one of the most outstanding in the country. The favorable geographical location of the city contributed to the development of the Turkmenbashi Sea Trade Port. Today the port has more than 10 piers. The administrative department of the Turkmendenizderyayollary port, which is designed in the shape of a ship, has recently become a new decoration of the city. The variety of routes of Turkmen ships has increased significantly recently; they now go to the sea gate of Gibraltar. Also, the reconstruction very thoroughly affected the port itself. The increasing popularity of transportation by sea has forced the port management to update port equipment, and first of all, the cranes with which loading is carried out. The port has the following equipment in its arsenal:

  • German Liebherr truck crane, the control of this crane is fully computerized, and its lifting capacity is 500 tons;
  • Komatsu trucks;
  • Mazman trucks;
  • Kalmar forklifts

It is expected that after the construction of the new port, which will meet the highest international standards, it will open the doors to numerous foreign ships, tourist cruise ships, yachts and other vessels.

Also, it should be noted that captured Japanese were involved in the construction of a huge complex (Palace of Culture for Oil Workers) in 1951.

Of course, the main asset of the city of Krasnovodsk Turkmenistan is the sea, which attracts numerous armies of tourists. Turkmenistan Krasnovodsk has been gaining popularity lately, largely thanks to it. And if there is a question of choosing where to spend a vacation with your family, it is worth considering the opportunity to visit this famous city, which will not leave even experienced tourists indifferent.

Video: Krasnovodsk in modern times

Today I want to tell you about the city of Turkmenbashi, named after the past great leader and father of all Turkmen Turkmenbashi. It’s funny that almost all Russian-speaking Turkmens continue to call it Krasnovodsk in the old fashioned way. The new name is not taking root well. This, by the way, is a widespread phenomenon in Turkmenistan. Despite the fact that all the main streets and cities in Turkmenistan have long been renamed, locals are reluctant to use the new names. Until now, Lenin Street is in use instead of Turkmenbashi or Moskovskaya instead... But what difference does it make what it is called now, the three Turkmen I interviewed could not remember the new name.

But let's return to Turkmenbashi. The city is young. It was founded in 1869 by Russian soldiers. In the 20th century, Krasnovodsk turned into a transport, trade and oil refining center of Turkmenistan.

Turkmenbashi is interesting because it is not at all touristy, which means you can see how ordinary people live. This will be especially useful for all those who drool pink over the polished scenery of Ashgabat. Look how people live.

For at least the last five years, Turkmenbashi has been on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe. The fact is that a tourist zone called Avaza is being actively built next to it. It attracted the attention of city and state authorities and left Turkmenbashi practically without water and electricity.

Opposition Turkmen media say that residents of Turkmenbashi experience a shortage of drinking water every day. The communal system has not seen repairs for many years; the sewerage and water supply systems are in terrible condition. There is no water for weeks; last summer it was turned on for 3–4 hours in the evenings, and not every day. A characteristic feature of the city is water tanks in all courtyards.

People no longer know where to complain, they call and write to Ashgabat, but the authorities say that they cannot do anything. One local resident told reporters that she sends bags of dirty laundry to relatives in the capital because she has nowhere and nothing to wash it with.

Locals confirmed to me that everything is really very bad with water, but even worse with electricity and roads. There is nothing.

The airport was built new, but it is aimed at tourists who come to Avaza. The airport is even called international, although there are no international flights from it. At the exit, a crowd of Turkmen offers the services of taxi drivers.

01. The city itself is small, located on the coastal hills.

02. Like the whole of Turkmenistan, it is divided into two parts. The first one is the front door. This is what potential tourists can see. Ideal roads, ideal cleanliness. A fairy tale city, a dream city. The second part is real: dirty, ruined and poor.

03. One of the few historical buildings that has survived to this day is the station.

04. The station was restored, for some reason ugly plastic windows were installed.

05. Soviet monuments were also left, but with a reservation. Firstly, they were all repainted gold. Secondly, on many monuments heads of Slavic appearance were replaced with heads of Turkmen appearance (if I may say so).

06. Monument to the fisherman. People call it a monument to a poacher.

07. Soviet buildings have been preserved on the main street.

08. The photo clearly shows the Turkmen show off. Here only the main facade is painted, only what guests passing by can see.

09. On the other hand, it doesn’t matter what.

10. Gate

11. The old Soviet hotel has survived to this day unchanged.

12. Real streets look something like this.

13. And so. The woman got water and carries it into the house. This is the city center, there has been no water for three days.

14. Main street: perfectly smooth asphalt, clean houses, lanterns. There are two janitors on the left. Women, if they find a cigarette butt or piece of paper, will rush to the garbage like a hungry student to a pack of Doshirak.

15. The facade of the house, which faces the main street, with new tinted windows so that the apartments cannot be seen through them. “Is it possible to install transparent windows?” – I asked a local resident. “If your windows face the main street, you can’t, only blue ones...” the local resident answered sadly. “It would be better if they put pink ones, it would be more fun!” – his companion joked. The couple laughed. Note the water tanks to the left of the house.

16. From the other side the house looks like this. This is the real Turkmenistan, which no one will show you. Again, look at the giant water tanks in the background. Please note that there is no asphalt either.

17. Behind the scenery is life! Without water, electricity and roads. In those hours when water begins to flow through the pipes in Turkmenbashi, city residents drop everything and run to stock it. The water from the tap usually flows dirty, but no one cares because there is no other one. Basins, pots, baths and, of course, special tanks are used. From these reservoirs, people are laying improvised water pipes so that the water supply goes directly to the apartments.

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19. Everyone has plates.

20. The first floors are taken over by courtyards.

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24. Again water tanks, from which water supply goes to the apartments.

You can't survive here without this.

25. Instead of fixing the water supply, the authorities are building palaces and golden statues of leaders. So that dear readers can drool over how good everything is with the Turkmens. Why do we need water, why do we need electricity in our houses? It’s better to have a palace!

26. And this is what the school looks like on the main road.

27. And this is an exemplary kindergarten. I didn't see any children there, although it was a weekday. It is sure to be shown to tourists as a symbol of a successful and prosperous Turkmenistan.

28. And this is the Turkmenbashi hotel. Yes, it was about him that the joke was “Come to Turkmenbashi (city) to Turkmenbashi (month) along Turkmenbashi (street) to Turkmenbashi (hotel).” And all this through Turkmenbashi airport.

29. Beauty! Attention to banners.

30. Banners along the road cover up unsightly buildings.

31. Real Krasnovodsk.

32. Wedding car decoration

33. Beautiful

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35. Shawarma is called kebab here (

36. Fish is sold right on the sidewalk.

37. Women wear national dresses.

38. Schoolgirls all over the country wear green uniforms.

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40. Young animals

41. Boys must wear suits.

42. I wanted to go to the bank...

43. Fuck it! You can't just go to the bank! Sneakers are not allowed! Yes, this is not a joke.

44. A lot of Soviet equipment is still in use in Turkmenistan. In no other country have I seen as much retro junk as there is in Turkmenistan. The country is actually poor, if you scrape off the gilding from the decorations.

45. Market

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47. Last summer, Turkmenbashi residents complained to journalists that the local market had very expensive products. They blame the price hike on visiting workers involved in construction projects in Avaza:

There are so many of them that they now make up half of the total population of our city. They say this: if all migrant workers are sent home, then prices at the market will return to normal, and it will be easier to get a job.


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49. All the vegetables are Turkish, almost nothing of our own. Tomatoes for 100 rubles. Inexpensive.

50. Everything is plastic, just like in Moscow.

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52. Golden teeth;) Let me remind you that Turkmenbashi fought with them at one time.

53. That's it.

For some reason, Turkmenistan is often compared in comments to the UAE, or more precisely, to the emirate of Dubai. The comparison is fundamentally incorrect. There is not much local population in Dubai, in this they are very similar to the Turkmens. But only the natives of Dubai live like this:

And this is the Al-Barsha area. A foreigner cannot buy real estate here. Luxurious villas, good cars. I have not seen a single collapsed house or poor Dubai citizen in Dubai. All sorts of guest workers from Bangladesh or Indians live in poverty. And in Turkmenistan, one of the richest post-Soviet republics, the leader took away all the wealth. And now he decides whether to build him a new golden statue, a new palace, or cover everything with white marble. And ordinary people live the same way as ours. There is no Turkmen miracle.

We'll continue tomorrow.

Turkmenistan velayat Balkan Internal division 2 stages Hyakim Amangeldi Isaev History and geography Founded 1869 Former names Krasnovodsk Center height 27 m Time zone UTC+5 Population Population 73,803 people (2010) Nationalities Turkmens, Russians, Kazakhs, Tatars, Azerbaijanis, Armenians Confessions Muslims, Christians Katoykonim Turkmenbashi residents, Krasnovodsk residents Official language Turkmen Digital IDs Dialing code + 993 243 Postal code 745000 Vehicle code BN Audio, photo and video on Wikimedia Commons

Population - 73,803 people (as of 2010).

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Excursion around the city of Turkmenbashi.

“I demand from my city: asphalt, sewerage and hot water. As for culture, I myself am cultured.”

Karl Kraus.

This November marks the 150th anniversary of the founding of the city of Krasnovodsk (present-day Turkmenbashi). Krasnovodsk is the oldest modern city in Turkmenistan.
The history of the city is inextricably linked with the history of Russian-Turkmen relations, which had both white and black pages.
The first Russian military-scientific expeditions to the eastern shore of the Caspian Sea were organized at the beginning of the 18th century, in particular three times in the period from 1715 to 1717.
In 1716, three fortresses with small garrisons were built on the eastern shore of the Caspian Sea, one of which was located in the Kizyl-Su Bay.
In 1717, a large expedition was organized under the leadership of Bekovich-Cherkassky.
Up to 3 thousand people, 6 thousand horses, and a large number of camels took part in it. Despite the fact that Bekovich-Cherkassky sent ambassadors to the Khan of Khiva Shirgazi, that he was the ambassador of the Russian state, the latter attacked him 120 kilometers from Khiva.
As a result of the fighting, the Khivans suffered heavy losses, despite their multiple superiority. Russian troops were better armed and disciplined. Realizing that it would not be possible to win in a fair battle, the Khan of Khiva resorted to cunning.
He expressed regret about what happened and invited Bekovich-Cherkassky and his entire squad to visit. The detachment was divided into five parts. Soon they were dealt with separately.
Bekovich-Cherkassky himself was beheaded. This is how the first major Russian expedition to Central Asia ended sadly. The events of 1717 did not become a big obstacle to the further expansion of relations between the Turkmens and Russia.
In 1719 and 1726, new expeditions were launched, as a result of which the first scientific map of the Caspian Sea was created. In the second half of the 18th century, the Russian state several times sent expeditions to the Turkmen coast of the Caspian Sea.
In 1773 and 1781, expeditions led by S. Gmelin and Count M. Voinovich were on the island of Cheleken. They emphasized that their people were received cordially and friendly by the Turkmens of the coast.
In 1801 - 1802, representatives of the Turkmen of Mangyshlak arrived in St. Petersburg with a request to accept them as Russian citizenship. In May 1802, Alexander the First, by a special decree, announced the acceptance of the Turkmens of Mangyshlak under the protection and citizenship of Russia.
In 1811, part of the Turkmens of Mangyshlak moved to Astrakhan, where their ancestors still live. According to the 2002 population census, about 2,200 Turkmens lived in the Astrakhan region.
Expeditions were organized in 1819-1821, 1832, 1836. In 1836, the Maslakhat of the Caspian Yomuds took place in Esenguly. It was attended by 118 representatives selected from approximately 180 thousand population of the region.
After a general exchange of views, it was decided that it was necessary to ask Russia for protection. In 1859, an expedition was organized to explore the eastern coast of the Caspian Sea, as well as to select a site for the construction of a fort.
Krasnovodsk was examined in detail
bay, depth measurements were taken. In November 1869, a military detachment led by N.G. Stoletov founded the city of Krasnovodsk, on the site of the ancient Shagadam well. The process of Turkmenistan joining the Russian Empire begins, which was not always voluntary.
In 1870-1872, several expeditions were organized from Krasnovodsk deep into the Turkmen lands. In 1874, the Trans-Caspian Military Department was created, the center of which became Krasnovodsk.
Earlier in 1873, the Krasnovodsk police station was created. On the basis of the department, the Trans-Caspian region was created in 1882. In June 1880, construction of the first railway in the history of Turkmenistan began.
The highway started from the shore of the Mikhailovsky Bay of the Caspian Sea and already in September 1881 was brought to Kizylarvat. Krasnovodsk becomes a sea trade port.
Being an important transshipment point for goods, it is becoming the “gateway of Central Asia”. In 1908, the number of workers in the city reached 1.5 thousand people. In 1913, about 1 million tons of cargo were transported along the Trans-Caspian Railway.
By 1913, 7,000 people lived in Krasnovodsk. The ethnic composition of the population, both at that time and subsequently, was varied - Russians, Persians, Tatars, Poles, Azerbaijanis, Kurds, Kazakhs.
Not many Turkmens lived, mainly in nearby villages. The city has trading warehouses, a bazaar, hotels, port facilities, offices of companies and communities, including oil production.
In 1917, after the October Revolution, power in the city passed to the Bolsheviks. In July 1918, power was seized by the right-wing Social Revolutionaries and Mensheviks as a result of a coup.
In February 1920, the Red Army again captured the city. In the 1930s, Krasnovodsk, as well as throughout Turkmenistan, experienced rapid industrial growth. In 1939, 21 thousand people already lived in the city.
The development of the city required qualified specialists. Due to their influx, the city's population grew. In 1943, during the difficult years of the war, the Krasnovodsk Oil Refinery produced its first products.
The country at that time was especially in need of petroleum products. In 1940, the TSSR was already producing 540 thousand tons of oil per year. In the 50s and 60s, Krasnovodsk became a major industrial center of Turkmenistan.
The oil refining, food industries, construction materials production, and energy industries are developing here. In 1972, 51 thousand people already lived in the city.
There is a pedagogical and medical school in Krasnovodsk. In 1989, the population of the seaside city reached 58,900 people. It should be noted that in the 70-80s, population growth slowed down significantly.
In Krasnovodsk, even then, trends towards an outflow of population to Ashgabat and the central regions of the USSR became clear. Until 1987, the city was the administrative center of the Krasnovodsk region, which was subsequently abolished and re-created in January 1991, but with its center in the city of Nebit-dag.
Since 1992, it has been renamed Balkan. In 1993, the city was renamed in honor of the President of Turkmenistan - Turkmenbashi. In the 90s, there was a strong outflow of residents to the republics of the former USSR and to Ashgabat.
According to the 1995 census, Krasnovodsk is the only settlement in Turkmenistan where Russians made up the majority of the population (32.8%). Krasnovodsk continued to remain one of the most multinational cities in Turkmenistan.
Numerous communities of Azerbaijanis, Armenians, Tatars, Ukrainians, Germans, Lezgins, Uzbeks, and Kazakhs were represented here. In 1999, the five millionth resident of Turkmenistan was born in the city.
In 2005, the city had 68,300 inhabitants. Krasnovodsk is in many ways a unique city in Turkmenistan. And it's not just its seaside location. It is the only one where entire blocks built up with buildings that are a hundred or more years old have been preserved.
The architecture of the city is also original, which has certain Caucasian features, somewhat similar to Baku. As before, the main problem of the city is water supply.
Despite the fact that a lot of work has been done in this regard, this problem continues to occur. In the second half of the 20th century, Krasnovodsk grew significantly in size.
New microdistricts were built - Cheryomushki, as well as residential areas to the west of the city. However, over the past 20 years, not a single new multi-storey residential building has been built in the city, but there are logical explanations for this, including due to the strong outflow of population during this period.
An important problem for the city is ecology. This issue is especially relevant due to the proximity of the city oil refinery and thermal power plant. In 2010, large-scale work began to clear the city port of old ships.
There were dozens of the latter. In 2000, the first two modern hotels were built in Krasnovodsk and its surroundings - Turkmenbashi and Serdar. In 2007, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedov put forward the idea of ​​​​building a National Tourist Zone in the town of Avaza, 12 kilometers west of Turkmenbashi.
Over these 4 years, 10 new hotels, several holiday homes, two children's health camps, cottage holiday homes, cafes, amphitheaters and other facilities have already been built here.
Among them is a seven-kilometer canal. In the future, it is planned to build a water park, an indoor ski complex, parks, hotels and other tourist facilities.
There are plans for the construction of a new city, announced by the country’s president in 2008. A big event for the city was the opening of a new international-class airport that meets all requirements, with a runway of almost 4 kilometers.
Currently, international and local flights are operated from the airport, in particular to Istanbul and Moscow. This year a major transport interchange was opened, as well as new highways.
The city is home to one of the oldest Orthodox churches, founded in 1895. Walking through the streets of the old part of the city, you are immersed in the unique atmosphere of Krasnovodsk of the past, the way it was when it appeared.
Despite the fact that many buildings are a hundred years old or more, they are all functional. Many are still residential buildings.

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The modern Russian-language name of the city is Krasnovodsk, according to one version, this is a translation of the local toponym Kyzyl-Su, associated with the fact that in the water of the Krasnovodsk Bay there was a lot of plankton with a distinct pink tint. Other versions are also available.

Administrative division

In July 2013, 2 etraps were created within the city of Turkmenbashi. The Avaza etrap, with an area of ​​9,660 hectares, includes the Avaza National Tourist Zone, an international airport and several small villages. The Kenar etrap with an area of ​​7262 hectares includes the main part of the city of Turkmenbashi and the territory of the village of Kenar.

Story

Bakhmi station of the Trans-Caspian Railway in 1890

The first attempt to consolidate the Russian Empire on the eastern shore of the Caspian Sea dates back to 1717, when Prince Bekovich-Cherkassky founded a fortification on the coast of the Krasnovodsk Bay (“at the mouth of the Uzboy”), preparing a campaign against Khiva.

Sunset in the city of Turkmenbashi

In 1869, under the leadership of Colonel Stoletov, a fortified fort of the Russian army was re-founded (now the village of Kenar, before being renamed “UFRA”). The place where Krasnovodsk was founded was called Shaga-dam. The fort was used as a base for operations against Turkmen nomads and for campaigns against the Bukhara and Khiva khanates. The Transcaspian region was formed, Krasnovodsk was its center until the construction of Ashgabat (see Central Asian possessions of the Russian Empire). It was a small town inhabited by Russian military and officials, as well as merchants - Persians and Armenians. After the construction of the Trans-Caspian Railway, which began from Krasnovodsk, from Central Asia via ferry to Baku in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Krasnovodsk became an important transport center and began to grow.

The Red Army captured the fort in February 1920. On November 21, 1939, the Krasnovodsk region was formed with the administrative center in Krasnovodsk, it was liquidated and restored several times (January 23, 1947 liquidated, April 4, 1952 restored, December 9, 1955 liquidated, December 27, 1973 restored, August 25, 1988 liquidated ).

On January 10, 1991, on the territory of the former Krasnovodsk region, the Balkan region (since May 18, 1992 - velayat) was formed with its center in Balkanabat. In 1993, the city was renamed by President Saparmurat Niyazov (Turkmenbashi) in his honor.

Modern Turkmenbashi

Hotel Turkmenbashi Turkish Park

In recent years, large-scale work has been carried out in the city to reconstruct the historical part of the city, entrance highways, and life support infrastructure. A new “Turkish” park and a cascade of fountains were built. At the end of 2012, Magtymguly Avenue was completely reconstructed, the new highway connected to the city embankment of Bakhra Khazar, providing at the western Balykchi highway interchange a double exit from the city along a dam laid through Soymonova Bay to the Airport-Avaza expressway.

The Turkmenbashi complex of oil refineries specializes in the production of polypropylene, diesel and universal oils and other petroleum products.

The State Service of Maritime and River Transport of Turkmenistan and the Turkmenbashi International Seaport are located here.

There are 3 modern hotels in the city.

Population

Population change in Turkmenbashi

Year 1913 1939 1972 1979 1989 2005 2010

Population (persons)

73 803

Transport

Boeing at Turkmenbashi airport

The city is important as a transport hub, formed by a seaport with a ferry terminal, a railway and an airport. The trans-Turkmen highway M37 passes through the city, connecting Karabogaz, Ashgabat, Turkmenbashi with Bukhara.

Airport

Main article: Turkmenbashi (airport)

In 1990, Krasnovodsk Airport celebrated its 50th anniversary. Originally located downstairs in the hospital area. During the Second World War, it was transferred to the top of the plateau and existed on the same airfield with Air Force units as a joint airfield. It was considered the assigned airport of the Ashgabat enterprise. It has existed as an independent unit since 1959 after the creation of the 225OOAE (a separate joint air squadron), in 2010 it was reconstructed and received international status. It has two runways and connects the city with Ashgabat and Dashoguz. The airport can be reached from the city by car or bus. Travel time to the city by car takes 10-15 minutes.

Railway connection

Turkmenbashi station Main article: Turkmenbashi station

The Turkmenbashi station was built in 1895 according to the design of the architect Alexei Benois. Benois is the author of the palace of Grand Duke Nikolai Konstantinovich in Tashkent and many other projects in the former Turkestan.

The station building is one of the most beautiful on the entire Central Asian railway. The station square is adjacent to the memorial to soldiers who died during the Great Patriotic War.

Maritime transport

An integral part of the transport system of Turkmenistan in international transport projects and corridors are the Turkmenbashi - Baku, Turkmenbashi - Astrakhan railway ferry crossings. Turkmenbashi International Seaport is the largest seaport in Turkmenistan.

Turkmenbashi - Baku

Main article: Ferry crossing Baku - Turkmenbashi

The ferry crossing Turkmenbashi - Baku is a railway-passenger crossing on the Caspian Sea between the cities of Turkmenbashi and Baku (Azerbaijan). Distance - 306 km. Each of the operating ferries carries 28 railway cars and 200 passengers. All eight ships operating at the crossing fly the Azerbaijani flag. This crossing is part of the European route E60.

Transport

Depot

Geography

The city is located on the shores of the Krasnovodsk Bay, 520 km north-west of Ashgabat, with which it is connected by road and railway.

The city is connected to Azerbaijani Baku on the western shore of the Caspian Sea by a ferry crossing (306 km).

Climate

The climate is subtropical desert. Precipitation per year is only 125 mm, mainly in the autumn-winter period.

    Average annual temperature - +15.1 C° Average annual wind speed - 3.8 m/s Average annual air humidity - 60%

Climate of Turkmenbashi

Indicator Jan. Feb. March Apr. May June July Aug Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Year

Absolute maximum, °C 20.7 22.3 29.0 36.0 40.7 41.9 44.7 42.9 43.5 33.4 28.1 24.7 44.7

Average maximum, °C 7.5 8.7 13.1 19.9 25.8 31.6 34.6 34.5 29.3 21.5 14.2 9.1 20.8

Average temperature, °C 3.3 3.9 7.7 13.7 19.5 25.1 28.2 28.0 22.7 15.4 9.3 4.9 15.1

Average minimum, °C ?0.3 ?0.2 3.2 8.5 13.6 18.9 22.2 22.0 16.7 10.0 5.0 1.2 10.1

Absolute minimum, °C ?21.5 ?21.9 ?12.6 ?2.6 2.7 6.6 14.1 10.2 3.3 ?2.9 ?12.1 ?16.3 ?21 ,9

Precipitation rate, mm 12 13 17 16 9 3 2 5 5 11 19 13 125

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