Arkadag
Sign in to saveArkadag (Turkmen arka "behind" + dag "mountain", connoting "protector") is a smart city in southern Turkmenistan. It became the regional capital of Ahal Province effective 20 December 2022. It is a largely greenfield development started in 2019 with an initial budget of $1.5 billion. The city was named in honor of former president Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, father of sitting president Serdar Berdimuhamedow, who is officially entitled Arkadag. Uniquely among Turkmen cities, Arkadag is by law designated a "city of state importance".
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Place details
- Locality
- Arkadag
- Region
- Ahal welaýaty
- Country
- Türkmenistan
- Population
- 40,524
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor (Häkim)
- Settlement.official_name
- Arkadag
- Settlement.other_name
- Arkadag şäheri
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Arkadag şäheri2.jpg
- Settlement.area_code
- (+993) 12
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Turkmenistan
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Turkmenistan
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Ahal Province
- Settlement.leader_name
Key dates
- Inception
- 10 April 2019
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Official name
- Arkadag
- Country
- Turkmenistan
- Official language
- Turkmen
- Population
- +64086
- Elevation
- +227
- Time zone
- UTC+05:00
- Head of government
- Gülşat Mämmedowa
- Capital of
- Ahal Region
- Official website
- arkadag-shaheri.gov.tm
- Image
Article
29 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Cost of construction
- Planned amenities
- City inauguration celebrations
- Architecture
- Buildings
- Medical institutions
- Smart city
- Economy
- Industry
- Banking
- Street names
- Districts
- Transportation
- Railway
- Automobile transport
- Cycleways
- Roads
- Media
- Telecommunication
- Sports
- Education
- Higher education
- Twin towns and sister cities
- See also
- References
- External links
- Further reading
Arkadag (Turkmen arka "behind" + dag "mountain", connoting "protector") is a smart city in southern Turkmenistan. It became the regional capital of Ahal Province effective 20 December 2022. It is a largely greenfield development started in 2019 with an initial budget of $1.5 billion. The city was named in honor of former president Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, father of sitting president Serdar Berdimuhamedow, who is officially entitled Arkadag. Uniquely among Turkmen cities, Arkadag is by law designated a "city of state importance".
==Geography== The city is situated on a plain due west of the city limit of Turkmenistan's capital city, Ashgabat, and east of the neighboring city of Gökdepe at latitude 38.0659 degrees north and longitude 58.0727 degrees east. By parliamentary decree of 18 March 2023 the city was divided into two districts (), named Kärizek and Gorjaw. As of 30 March 2023, the districts were upgraded to boroughs, each with a presidentially appointed mayor.