Duşak

For the village in Iran, see Dushak, Iran.
Duşak
Duşak şäherçesi
Town
Duşak
Location in Turkmenistan
Coordinates: 37°11′39″N 60°0′46″E / 37.19417°N 60.01278°E / 37.19417; 60.01278
Country Turkmenistan
ProvinceAhal Province
DistrictKaka District
Population
 (2022 official census)
 • Town
20,541
 • Urban
8,405
 • Rural
12,136
Time zoneUTC+5

Duşak is a town on the rim of the Kopet Dag mountains in Kaka District, Ahal Province, Turkmenistan.[1][2] The town is renowned for the Battle of Duşak between British and Bolshevik forces. President Serdar Berdimuhamedow was first elected to the Assembly of Turkmenistan in the Duşak electoral district in 2016.[3] In 2022, it had a population of 8,405 people.[4]

Dependencies

Duşak as a town has only a single dependent rural village: Şükür bagşy.

See also

References

  1. ^ Brummell, Paul (2006). Bradt Travel Guide Turkmenistan. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 127. ISBN 1-84162-144-7.
  2. ^ Briton Cooper Busch (1976). Mudros to Lausanne: Britain's frontier in West Asia, 1918-1923. SUNY Press. p. 46. ISBN 0-87395-265-0.
  3. ^ Radiosy, Azatlyk (2025-04-18). "Tejeniň otly menzilinden kowulýan azyk söwdagärleri Duşak şäherçesine süýşýär". Azatlyk Radiosy (in Turkmen). Retrieved 2026-02-08.
  4. ^ "Türkmenistanyň Statistika baradaky döwlet komiteti". www.stat.gov.tm. Retrieved 2025-12-04.


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