Turkmenbashi

Turkmenbashi, formerly known as Krasnovodsk, is a beautiful coastal city of 68,000 people on the Caspian Sea in . It serves as 's main access to the sea and has much of the country's oil refineries.
  • City with about 91,700 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 30 metres (90 feet)
  • …has the IATA airport code KRW
  • …was formerly known as “Красноводск”
  • Description: city in Balkan Province, Turkmenistan
  • Address: Türkmenbaşy şäheri, Balkan welaýaty
  • Also known as
    “Krasnovodsk”
    “Krassnowodsk”
    “Kyzyl-Su”
    “Şagadam”
    “Shagadam”
    “Tuerkmenbasy”
    “Türkmenbashy”
    “Türkmenbaşy”
    “Türkmenbaşy, Turkmenistan”
    “Түркменбашы”

Places of Interest

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Latitude
40.0055° or 40° 0′ 20″ north
Longitude
52.9933° or 52° 59′ 36″ east
UN/LOCODE
TM KRA and TM KRW
Open location code
8HGJ2X4V+68
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
place = city
Geo­Names ID
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Turkmenbashi” goes by many names.
تركمان باشيArabic
ԹուրքմենբաշիArmenian
TürkmenbaşyAsturian
KrasnovodskAzerbaijani
TürkmənbaşıAzerbaijani
ТөркмәнбашыBashkir
TürkmenbaşyBasque
КраснаводскBelarusian
ТуркменбашыBelarusian
ТуркмэнбашыBelarusian
ТуркменбашиBulgarian
KrasnovodskCatalan
TürkmenbaşyCatalan
TürkmenbaşyCebuano
ТуркменбашиChechen
Туркменбаши (гӀала)Chechen
克拉斯諾沃茨克Chinese
克拉斯诺沃德斯克Chinese
土库曼巴希Chinese
土庫曼巴希Chinese
TürkmenbaşıCrimean Tatar
Türkmenbaşı (şeer)Crimean Tatar
TurkmenbašiCzech
TürkmenbaşyDanish
KrasnovodskDutch
TurkmenbashiDutch
TürkmenbaşyDutch
ТуркменбашиEastern Mari
تركمانباشىEgyptian Arabic
TürkmenbaşyEsperanto
KrasnovodskEstonian
TürkmenbaşyEstonian
KrasnovodskFinnish
TurkmenbashiFinnish
TurkmenbašiFinnish
TürkmenbaşyFinnish
თურქმენბაშიGeorgian
ΤουρκμένμπασιGreek
טורקמנבאשיHebrew
तुर्कमनबाशीHindi
TürkmenbaşyHungarian
TürkmenbaşyIndonesian
TürkmenbaşyIrish
KrasnovodskItalian
TurkmenbashiItalian
TürkmenbaşyItalian
クラスノボツクJapanese
トルクメンバシJapanese
トルクメンバシ (都市)Japanese
Tu’rkmenbashi‘Kara-Kalpak
ТүрікменбашыKazakh
Түрікменбашы (қала)Kazakh
크라스노보츠크Korean
크라스노봇스크Korean
투르크멘바시Korean
DauabaLatin
TurkmenbašiLatvian
Turkmenbaši (pilsēta)Latvian
KrasnovodskasLithuanian
TiurkmenbašiLithuanian
TurkmėnbašisLithuanian
TürkmenbaşyMacedo-Romanian
TürkmenbaşyMalagasy
თურქმენბაშიMingrelian
ТуркмэнбашыMoksha
ТуркменбашыMongolian
TürkmenbaşyNorwegian
KrasnovodskNorwegian Bokmål
TürkmenbaşyNorwegian Bokmål
TürkmenbaşyNorwegian Nynorsk
ترکمن‌باشیPersian
قزل سوPersian
کراسنودسکPersian
کراسنوودسکPersian
KrasnowodskPolish
KrasnowodzkPolish
TürkmenbaşiPolish
TürkmenbaşyPolish
TürkmenbasziPolish
TürkmenbaszyPolish
KrasnovodskRomanian
TürkmenbaşîRomanian
TürkmenbaşyRomanian
Красноводск (historical)Russian
ТуркменбашиRussian
ТуркменбашыRussian
TürkmenbaşyScots
Türkmenbaşy, TurkmenistanScots
ТуркменбашиSerbian
TürkmenbaşySilesian
TürkmenbaşySundanese
Türkmenbaşy, TurkménistanSundanese
KrasnovodskSwedish
KrasnowodskSwedish
TurkmenbasjiSwedish
TurkmenbasjySwedish
TürkmenbaşySwedish
ТуркманбошӣTajik
ТөрекмәнбашыTatar
TürkmenbaşıTurkish
KrasnowodskTurkmen
TürkmenbaşyTurkmen
Türkmenbaşy şäheriTurkmen
КрасноводськUkrainian
ТуркменбашіUkrainian
KrasnowodskUpper Sorbian
TürkmenbaşyUpper Sorbian
ترکمنباشی، ترکمانستانUrdu
TurkmanboshiUzbek
ТуркманбошиUzbek
ТуркменбашыUzbek
TurkmenbašiVeps
TürkmenbaşyVietnamese
ترکمان باشیWestern Panjabi

Localities in the Area

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