Bagtly zamana
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Bagtly zamana
Bagtly zamana obasy | |
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Village | |
  Bagtly zamana Location in Turkmenistan | |
| Coordinates: 37°26′17″N 59°30′32″E / 37.438039198065105°N 59.50885791308697°E | |
| Country |  Turkmenistan |
| Province | Ahal Province |
| District | Kaka District |
| Rural Council | Gowşut geňeşligi |
| Establishment | 8 September 2025 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 |
Bagtly zamana is a new village located in Ahal Province, Turkmenistan. The village is located circa 10 km northwest of Kaka and 8 km east of the border with Iran. It was lawfully established on 8 September 2025.[1]
Bagtly zamana is a name made of two words: "Bagtly" is a variant of "Bagt," which means "Luck," "Success," or "Happiness," with the suffix "-ly," which is used to form adjectives. Together, it may translate as "[a place] of Happiness." "Zaman" translates as "Time." The whole name roughly refers to an "Era of Happiness."
Overview
The village consists of 400 new houses arranged in rows, a secondary school for 640 students, a kindergarten for 320 children, a store, administrative buildings, and a health center.[2]
History
The settlement was built between 2022 and 2025, 1 km southeast of the village of Gowşut. On 8 September 2025, the village was established by law, named "Bagtly zamana," and the seat of the Gowşut Rural Council was moved there.[1] State medias report that the inauguration ceremony was held in the presence of numerous officials.[3]
While President Serdar Berdimuhamedow describes the construction of new settlements as an effort to improve "the socio-cultural level and well-being of rural residents,"[4] RFE/RL denounces other settlements of the same kind that were unveiled in the previous years, calling them a set of "Potemkin villages."[5]