Babadaýhan
Sign in to saveBabadaýhan, previously known as Kirovsk (in Russian: Кировск), is a city and capital of Babadaýhan District in Ahal Province, Turkmenistan. Its name and the name of the surrounding district were changed on 26 June 1992 by Parliamentary Resolution No. 729-XII. In 2022, it had a population of 13,440 people.
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Place details
- Locality
- Babadaýhan
- Region
- Ahal welaýaty
- Country
- Türkmenistan
- Population
- 13,440
- Timezone
- Asia/Ashgabat
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Babadaýhan
- Settlement.other_name
- Babadaýhan şäheri
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- 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_name
- 25px Turkmenistan
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Ahal Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Named after
- Sergei Kirov
- Official name
- Кировск
- Country
- Turkmenistan
- Located in
- Babadaýhan District
- Time zone
- UTC+05:00
- Capital of
- Babadaýhan District
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Article
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- Etymology
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Babadaýhan, previously known as Kirovsk (in Russian: Кировск), is a city and capital of Babadaýhan District in Ahal Province, Turkmenistan. Its name and the name of the surrounding district were changed on 26 June 1992 by Parliamentary Resolution No. 729-XII. In 2022, it had a population of 13,440 people.
== Etymology == The name of the city is a compound of two Turkmen words: "Baba" and "Daýhan" (from Persian بابادهقان Bâbâdehqân/Bābā-Dihqān) which translates as "Grandfather" and "Peasant" respectively.