Galkynyş

Town in Balkan Province, Turkmenistan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Galkynyş is a new town located in Balkan Province, Turkmenistan. It was granted township status on December 10, 2022, at the end of a greenfield project.[1] As its establishment took place in parallel with the 2022 census, its population has not been censused yet. Subordinate villages combined have a total of 4,118 people.[2]

Country Turkmenistan
EstablishmentDecember 10, 2022
Time zoneUTC+5
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Galkynyş
Galkynyş şäherçesi
Town
Galkynyş is located in Turkmenistan
Galkynyş
Galkynyş
Location in Turkmenistan
Coordinates: 39°10′44″N 55°52′51″E
Country Turkmenistan
ProvinceBalkan Province
DistrictBereket District
EstablishmentDecember 10, 2022
Population
 (2022 official census)
 • Rural
4,118
Time zoneUTC+5
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Etymology

In Turkmen, the word Galkynyş roughly means "revival" or "renewal" and is sometimes translated as "renaissance" or "rebirth".[3]

History

The town is established on December 10, 2022, by parliamentary decree. By the same decree, the Gulmaç rural council is abolished and all of its villages are now subordinate to Galkynyş.[1][4]

Dependencies

Galkynyş as a town has five dependent rural villages:

Galkynyş, town:

  • Gamakly, village
  • Gulmaç, village
  • Isgender, village
  • Ok, village
  • Öýleguşluk, village

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