Awaza
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thumb|The resort's logo thumb|Hotels in Awaza thumb|Awaza skyline Awaza (or Avaza) refers to both a tourist zone in and a borough (district headed by a presidentially appointed mayor) of the city of Türkmenbaşy, Turkmenistan. It is located on the eastern shore of the Caspian Sea, 12 km west of downtown Türkmenbaşy. Awaza has grown from a small village to one of the largest resort destinations along the Caspian Sea coast.
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Place details
- Locality
- Türkmenbaşy şäheri
- Region
- Balkan welaýaty
- Country
- Türkmenistan
- Population
- 91,745
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- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Turkmenistan
- Located in
- Balkan Province
- Time zone
- UTC+05:00
- Official website
- www.avaza.gov.tm
- Image
- Avaza-Hotels-2015.JPG
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thumb|The resort's logo thumb|Hotels in Awaza thumb|Awaza skyline Awaza (or Avaza) refers to both a tourist zone in and a borough (district headed by a presidentially appointed mayor) of the city of Türkmenbaşy, Turkmenistan. It is located on the eastern shore of the Caspian Sea, 12 km west of downtown Türkmenbaşy. Awaza has grown from a small village to one of the largest resort destinations along the Caspian Sea coast.
The Awaza District (borough) of Türkmenbaşy city was formed in July 2013. Awaza District, an area of 9660 hectares, includes the Awaza national tourist zone, Turkmenbashi International Airport and a small residential area.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Awaza” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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