Ashgabat | |
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Country | Turkmenistan |
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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.
Hachinohe | |
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Population | 229527 |
Hachinohe (八戸市, Hachinohe-shi) is a city located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan.
As of 1 July 2020, the city had an estimated population of 221,459, and a population density of 725 persons per km² in 96,092 households, making it Aomori Prefecture's second largest city by population.
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