Ashgabat | |
---|---|
State | |
Country | Turkmenistan |
Capital | |
Population | 909000 |
Ashgabat (Turkmen: Aşgabat; Ашгабат, pronounced [ɑʃʁɑˈbɑt], Persian: عشق آباد; Russian: Ашхабад), formerly named Poltoratsk (Russian: Полтора́цк, IPA: [pəltɐˈratsk]) between 1919 and 1927, is the capital and the largest city of Turkmenistan. It is situated between the Karakum Desert and the Kopet Dag mountain range in Central Asia. It is also near the Iran-Turkmenistan border.
The city was founded in 1881 on the basis of an Ahal Teke tribal village, and made the capital of the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic in 1924.
Greater Giyani Local Municipality | |
---|---|
State | |
Country | |
Capital | |
Population | 0 |
Greater Giyani Local Municipality is located in the Mopani District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa.
La Plata (Spanish pronunciation: [la ˈplata]) is the capital city of Buenos Aires Province,...
Heringsdorf is a municipality and a popular seaside resort town on Usedom Island in Western...
Santo Domingo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsanto ðoˈmiŋɡo] meaning "Saint Dominic"), once...