Baýramaly

Baýramaly (formerly Bayram-Ali, also spelled Bairam Ali; earlier Bahrām Ali; ) is a city in and the seat of Baýramaly District, Mary Province, Turkmenistan. It lies about 27 km east of the provincial capital Mary, along the main railway line from Ashgabat to Tashkent. In 2022, its population was 70,376 (up from 43,824 in the 1989 census).

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Place details

Locality: Baýramaly şäheri
Region: Mary welaýaty
Country: Türkmenistan
Population: 70,376
Timezone: Asia/Ashgabat

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Baýramaly
Settlement.other_name: Baýramaly şäheri
Settlement.image_skyline: Baýramaly.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 300px
Settlement.image_caption: Baýramaly in the late 1800s
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_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Mary Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Baýramaly District
Settlement.area_total_km2: 28.94
Settlement.elevation_m: 233
Settlement.population_total: 70,376
Settlement.population_as_of: 2022 census

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Baýramaly
Population: 110545
Elevation: 233
Image: Baýramaly.jpg
Dialing code: +993 564

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The modern city of Baýramaly was established in 1887 as part of the Murgab Imperial Estate, a property of the Russian crown. Over the following decades, the town experienced rapid growth, with the Russian Empire investing in factories, irrigation systems, hospitals, orchards, nurseries, and parks. It became a symbol of the Russian Empire's "civilizing mission" in Central Asia and was prominently featured in Russian propaganda to showcase the empire's ability to transform inhospitable environments. However, in later years, the project was exposed as a sham. In particular, Count K. K. Pahlen, in his report on travels to Russian Turkestan, revealed that the glorified photographs of the Baýramaly estate had been staged "to present a rosy picture to the Tsar."