Gowşut
Gowşut
Gowşut obasy | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Gowşut Location in Turkmenistan | |
| Coordinates: 37°27′21″N 59°28′57″E / 37.455913°N 59.482486°E | |
| Country | Turkmenistan |
| Province | Ahal Province |
| District | Kaka District |
| Rural council | Gowşut geňeşligi |
| Population (2022 official census) | |
• Total | 7,881 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 |
Gowşut, also known as Kaushut in Russian ("Каушут"), is a village in Kaka District, Ahal Province, Turkmenistan. It is about 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Kaka, the district capital.[1] In 2022, it had a population of 7,881 people.[2]
History
The site was surveyed between 1946 and 1967.[3] It was one of the largest settlements in the Hellenistic era.[4]
To the west of the village, lies a citadel of irregular plan.[1] Known in Turkmen as Khusrau Kala, this is dated to post-Parthian times and probably served as the summer residence of Khosrow I.[1][5] Besides the citadel, are the ruins of a walled settlement.[1]
Between 2022 and 2025, a new settlement was built 1 km southeast of Gowşut. On September 8, 2025, the new village was established by law, named "Bagtly zamana," and the seat of Gowşut Rural Council was moved to the said village.[6]
Transport
There is an eponymous village and halt-station serving Gowşut.[1]
Rural Council
Gowşut was the seat of its own rural council until 2025. It was then replaced by Bagtly zamana, and now includes three villages:
- Bagtly zamana, village
- Gowşut, village
- Gowşut bekedi, village
References
- ^ a b c d e Brummell, Paul (2005). Turkmenistan. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 126. ISBN 978-1-84162-144-9.
- ^ "Türkmenistanyň Statistika baradaky döwlet komiteti". www.stat.gov.tm. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
- ^ Mairs, Rachel (2020-11-29). The Graeco-Bactrian and Indo-Greek World. Routledge. p. 64. ISBN 978-1-351-61027-8.
- ^ Olbrycht, Marek Jan (2021-05-14). "An Archaeological Perspective of Early Arsakid Parthia". Early Arsakid Parthia (ca. 250-165 B.C.): At the Crossroads of Iranian, Hellenistic, and Central Asian History. Brill. p. 259. ISBN 978-90-04-46076-8.
- ^ Koshelenko, Gennadij A.; Gaibov, Vasif A. (2014). "The Avestan Vara and the early towns of Central Asia". Parthica: Incontri di Culture Nel Mondo Antico. 16: 69.
- ^ "Kanunlar". mejlis.gov.tm. Retrieved 2026-02-09.