Baharly District

Baharly District is a district of Ahal Province in Turkmenistan. It used to be known as the Bäherden District.[1][2]

Baharly District
District
Baharly District
Coordinates: 37.9076°N 58.498°E / 37.9076; 58.498
Country Turkmenistan
ProvinceAhal Province
CapitalBaherden
Time zoneUTC+5 (+5)

History
The station of Baharly on the Trans-Caspian Railway, c. 1890

Formed in January 1926 as the Bakharden District of the Poltoratsky District of the Turkmen SSR. Its administrative center was at Bacharden Station. In August 1926 the Poltoratsky District was abolished, and the Bakharden District was directly subordinated to the Turkmen SSR.

In November 1939, the region went to the newly formed Ashkhabad region. In May 1959, the Ashgabat region was abolished and the district again became a direct subordination of the Turkmen SSR.

In 1963, the Bakharden District was abolished, but in 1965 it was rebuilt. In December 1973, the Ashgabat region was again created, which included the Bakharden district. In 1988, the Ashgabat region was again abolished and the district was directly subordinated to the Turkmen SSR.

In the 1990s, the Bakharden District was renamed the Bakharly Etrap and became part of the Akhal Velayat.

References
  1. Ахалский Велаят Archived 2008-09-13 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Turkmenistan Districts
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