Geok Tepe
thumb | right | Geok Tepe in 1913 Gökdepe, previously spelled "Geok-Tepe" ("Геок-Тепе") in Russian, is a city in and the administrative center of Gökdepe District, Ahal Region, Turkmenistan, north-west of Ashgabat. The city is built around a former fortress of the Turkmens which bore the same name. The city lies along the M37 highway and the Trans-Caspian Railway. In 2022, it had a population of 33,381 people.
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Place details
- Locality
- Gökdepe
- Region
- Ahal welaýaty
- Country
- Türkmenistan
- Population
- 33,381
- Timezone
Article
9 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Battle of Geok Tepe
- Economy
- Architecture
- Legacy
- See also
- References
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thumb | right | Geok Tepe in 1913 Gökdepe, previously spelled "Geok-Tepe" ("Геок-Тепе") in Russian, is a city in and the administrative center of Gökdepe District, Ahal Region, Turkmenistan, north-west of Ashgabat. The city is built around a former fortress of the Turkmens which bore the same name. The city lies along the M37 highway and the Trans-Caspian Railway. In 2022, it had a population of 33,381 people.
==Etymology== The words gök depe mean "blue hill" in Turkmen. Atanyýazow explains that nearby hills in this district, as well as elsewhere in Turkmenistan, "appear to be blue-black with fog from the wind" and the settlements are named after such hills.