Çemenabat

Çemenabat
Çemenabat obasy
Village
Çemenabat
Coordinates: 35°26′55″N 62°23′52″E / 35.44857°N 62.397812°E / 35.44857; 62.397812
Country Turkmenistan
ProvinceMary
DistrictTagtabazar District
Rural councilÇemenabat geňeşligi
Elevation
549 m (1,801 ft)
Population
 • Total
3,250
Time zoneUTC+5 (TMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+5 (TMT)

Çemenabat, also known as Çemenebit or Çemenibit (in Russian: Чеменивит),[1] is a village in Mary Province, Tagtabazar District, Turkmenistan. The settlement lies along a railway and the Guşgy River, circa 20 km away from Serhetabat and the border with Afghanistan. It is the only village and the seat of the Çemenabat rural council. In 2022, it had a population of 3,250 people.[2]

Etymology

In Turkmen, Çemenabat is a compound of the word "Çemen" that roughly translates as "Meadow," and the Persian word "Abat," which refers to a settled place.

It used to be spelled "Chemenibit" by the Russian. The name of the village was officially changed by parliamentary decree on 15 August 2009.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Çemenebit, Turkmenistan - P PPL 1219609". GeoNames. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  2. ^ "Türkmenistanyň Statistika baradaky döwlet komiteti". www.stat.gov.tm. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
  3. ^ "Türkmenistanyň Mejlisiniň Karary Türkmenistanyň dolandyryş-çäk bölünişiginiň käbir meseleleri hakynda 2009-njy ýylyň 15-nji awgusty № 59-IV" (PDF). Government of Turkmenistan. 15 August 2009. p. 54.