Bereket District
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bereket District
Bereket etraby Gazanjyk District | |
|---|---|
District | |
 | |
| Coordinates: 39°14′35″N 55°31′01″E / 39.24306°N 55.51694°E | |
| Country |  Turkmenistan |
| Region | Balkan Region |
| Capital | Bereket |
| Area | |
• Total | 8,540 sq mi (22,110 km2) |
| Population (2022 census)[1] | |
• Total | 39,282 |
| • Density | 4.6/sq mi (1.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (+5) |
Bereket District (Turkmen: Bereket etraby) (formerly Gazanjyk District) is a district of Balkan Region in Turkmenistan. The administrative center of the district is the city of Bereket.
Founded in January 1925 as a district of Kazandjik Kazandzhiksky Poltoratsky District Turkmen SSR centered on Cazangic station.
- In August 1926 was abolished Poltoratsky County and Kazandzhiksky District passed under the direct supervision of the Turkmen SSR.
- In November 1939 Kazandzhiksky District went to the newly formed Krasnovodsk Oblast.
- In January 1947 Krasnovodsk Oblast was abolished and the area was transferred to the Ashgabat Oblast.
- In April 1952 Krasnovodsk Oblast has been restored and re-entered the Kazandzhiksky District in its composition.
- In December 1955 Krasnovodsk Oblast was again abolished and the area again became a part of the Ashkhabad Oblast.
- In May 1959, Ashgabat Oblast was abolished and the region was under the direct supervision of the Turkmen SSR.
- In December 1973 the district was transferred to rebuilt Krasnovodsk Oblast.
- In 1988 Krasnovodsk Oblast again was abolished and the region was under the direct supervision of the Turkmen SSR.
- In 1991 Kazandzhiksky District became part of the Balkan Region was renamed in Gazandzhyksky Etrap first, and then in Bereket district.
