Kopetdag District

Kopetdag District is a borough of Aşgabat in . As a borough, it is headed by a presidentially appointed mayor.
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  • Type: district of Turkmenistan with 279,000 residents
  • Description: district in Aşgabat, Turkmenistan
  • Also known as: “Köpetdag District”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ashgabat Olympic Stadium and Turkmen Carpet Museum.

Stadium
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(Turkmen: Aşgabat Olimpiýa stadiony; is an outdoor multi-purpose in , . It opened in 2017 on the site of the original Olympic Stadium, which had stood from 2003 until 2013.

Museum
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The or the National Carpet Museum is a national museum, situated on 5 Gorogly Street in , . The museum opened on 24 October 1994.

Government office
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, also known as the Palace of Congresses and Arts, is the seat of government in , the capital of . The palace serves as a venue for official state events, international forums, meetings, and presidential inaugurations.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ashgabat.

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is the capital of , surrounded by . It was designed as to be an impressive capital city, filled with monumental projects sheathed in costly white marble.

Kopetdag District

Latitude
37.917° or 37° 55′ 1″ north
Longitude
58.3751° or 58° 22′ 30″ east
Population
279,000
Elevation
244 metres (801 feet)
Open location code
8H9WW98G+Q2
Geo­Names ID
13696859
Wiki­data ID
Q17071765
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to Western Panjabi—“Kopetdag District” goes by many names.
  • French: “district de Kopetdag”
  • French: “District de Kopetdag”
  • Persian: “شهرستان کپه‌داغ”
  • Russian: “Копетдагский этрап”
  • Turkish: “Köpetdağ”
  • Turkmen: “Köpetdag etraby”
  • Urdu: “کوپےداغ ضلع”
  • Western Panjabi: “ضلع کوپت داغ”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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