Gumdag, formerly known as Kum-Dag (in Russian: "Кум-Даг"), is a town in Balkan Province, Turkmenistan. It is located 43 km southeast of the city of Balkanabat. To the south-east of the town, lies the Boyadag Mud Volcano. In 2022, it had a population of 30,884 people.
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Gumdag, formerly known as Kum-Dag (in Russian: "Кум-Даг"), is a town in Balkan Province, Turkmenistan. It is located 43 km southeast of the city of Balkanabat. To the south-east of the town, lies the Boyadag Mud Volcano. In 2022, it had a population of 30,884 people.
==Etymology== The name is derived from two words in Turkmen, gum ("sand") and dag ("mountain, hill"). Atanyyazow postulates that the name came from the sand hill 3 km to the west where the first oil well in the area was drilled.
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