Şabat, Turkmenistan

Şabat, previously called Nyýazow, Andreyevsk and Täzebazar, is a city subordinate to a district and the administrative center of Şabat District, Daşoguz Province, Turkmenistan.^[1][2][3] The city was renamed Şabat by decree of the Turkmen parliament on 9 November 2022.^[3]

Şabat Nyýazow (1993–2022) Täzebazar (1957–1993) Andreyevsk (194?–1957) imeni Andreyeva (1938–194?) Täzä Bazar (?–1938)
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Coordinates: 41°50′N 60°08′E
Country	Turkmenistan
Region	Daşoguz Region
District	Şabat District
Population  (1989)
• Total	7,921
Time zone	UTC+5
Area code	+993-48

City arch in the downtown area of the city then called Nyyazow, Dashoguz Region, Turkmenistan

Etymology

The words Täze bazar mean in Turkmen "new bazaar", "new market". Atanyyazow explains that this name refers to a then-new bazaar set up at a crossroads of major routes leading to Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan.^[4] The name Nyýazow paid homage to Saparmyrat Nyýazow. The Turkmen government has not indicated the meaning behind the new name, Şabat. Atanyyazow explains that Şabat derives from şa (Persian "shah, king") and the Persian suffix ābād (آباد), meaning "cultivated place" (village, city, region). He notes that Anusha Khan of Khiva named a fortress in Khorezm thus after conquering the Iranian city Mashhad.^[5]

History

As of 1957 the municipality was designated a town of urban type (Russian: посёлок городского типа). On 12 October 1957 by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Turkmen SSR it was renamed from Andreyevsk to Täzebazar and was designated the administrative center of Daşoguz District.^[6] On 8 February 1993, by Parliamentary Resolution No. 806-XII, the town of Täzebazar was renamed town of Nyýazow.^[7] In June 2016, Nyýazow was upgraded to city status by decree of the Mejlis, and the village of Azatlyk was subordinated to it.^[8]

Notable residents

• Bagtyýar Hojanyýazow, Turkmen ceramic artist^{[9][10][11][12][13][14]}

Population

1959[15]	1970[16]	1979[17]	1989[18]
2302	3795	5263	7291

References

1. "Электронный бюллетень «Изменения географических названий государств-участников СНГ (обновленный по состоянию на 2019 г.)»".
2. "Turkmenistan Geoname Changes / Cities Subordinate to a District". Retrieved 8 April 2021.
3. "Постановление Меджлиса Милли Генгеша Туркменистана" (in Russian). Электронная газета «Золотой век». 10 November 2022.
4. Atanyýazow, Soltanşa (1980). Түркменистаның Географик Атларының Дүшүндиришли Сөзлүги [Explanatory Dictionary of Geographic Names in Turkmenistan]. Ashgabat: Ылым. p. 274.
5. Atanyýazow, Soltanşa (1970). Түркменистаның Топонимик Сөзлүги [Turkmenistan Toponym Dictionary]. Ashgabat: Ылым. pp. 264–265.
6. "Постановление Меджлиса Туркменистана". tdh.gov.tm (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-06-24.
7. "ТҮРКМЕНИСТАНЫҢ МЕҖЛИСИНИҢ ПРЕЗИДИУМЫНЫҢ КАРАРЫ №806-VII Дашховуз велаятының Дашховуз этрабының Тәзебазар пос«логымың адыны уйтгетмек хакында" (PDF) (in Turkmen). Parliament of Turkmenistan. 8 February 1993.
8. "Выездное заседание Кабинета Министров Туркменистана" (in Russian). «Туркменистан: золотой век». 16 June 2016. The news report on this upgrade in status reads in Russian, "...поселку Ниязов присвоить статус города в этрапе и присоединить к нему село Азатлык."
9. "Нестареющее искусство" (in Russian). «Туркменистан: золотой век». 22 October 2011.
10. "Фольклорно-этнографическая экспедиция в Дашогузском велаяте" (in Russian). «Туркменистан: золотой век». 16 November 2013.
11. "Путешествия во времени по гончарному кругу" (in Russian). «Туркменистан: золотой век». 8 February 2015.
12. "Дашогузский гончар изготовил для гостей Азиады сувенирные статуэтки алабая Вепалы" (in Russian). «Туркменистан: золотой век». 19 August 2017.
13. "Известный керамист Бахтияр Ходжаниязов посвятил новые произведения истории страны и родного края" (in Russian). «Туркменистан: золотой век». 26 November 2017.
14. "Belli küýzegär Bagtyýar Hojanyýazow täze eserlerini ýurduň we dogduk diýarynyň geçmişine bagyşlady" (in Turkmen). Altyn Asyr. 26 November 2017.
15. "Перепись-1959". demoscope.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-06-24.
16. "Перепись-1970". demoscope.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-06-24.
17. "Перепись-1979". demoscope.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-06-24.
18. "Перепись-1989". demoscope.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-06-24.