Ýolöten
City in Mary Province, Turkmenistan
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Ýolöten (Turkmen pronunciation: [ˌjoːlœˈtøn]) is the capital city of Ýolöten District, Mary Province, Turkmenistan. The city is located in the delta of the Murghab River, 55 kilometres (34 mi) southeast of Mary. It was granted the status of a city in 1939. In 2022, it had a population of 30,709 people.[1]
TurkmenistanÝolöten
Ýolöten şäheri | |
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City | |
  Ýolöten Location in Turkmenistan | |
| Coordinates: 37°18′N 62°21′E | |
| Country | Turkmenistan |
| Province | Mary Province |
| District | Ýolöten District |
| Population (2022 official census) | |
• Total | 30,709 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 |
Etymology
Transportation
Ýolöten lies on the Mary-Serhetabat railway line, and at the junction of the A-388 highway connecting Mary and Serhetabat and the P-25 highway connecting Ýolöten to Baýramaly.
Population
In 1989 the city had a population of 18,644, with a total of some 35,000 in the city plus the surrounding district. The 2009 estimate is 37,705.
Economy
Ýolöten is the nearest city to the Galkynysh Gas Field, formerly known as the Iolotan or South Yolotan–Osman field, the second-largest gas field in the world, and support of natural gas operations is a major part of the city's economy. It is also a center for agricultural product processing, due to its location in the Murghab River oasis.
Notable people
- Ramis Bahshaliyev (born 1971), World Powerlifting Champion