Hywaabat
Hywaabat
Hywaabat obasy | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Hywaabat Location in Turkmenistan | |
| Coordinates: 37°11′40″N 59°33′20″E / 37.1943530527454°N 59.55555098946075°E | |
| Country | Turkmenistan |
| Province | Ahal Province |
| District | Kaka District |
| City | Kaka |
| Population (2022 official census) | |
• Total | 444 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 |
Hywaabat, sometimes mentionned as Khivabad (in Russian: "Хивабад") or New Khivabad, is a village in Kaka District, Ahal Province, Turkmenistan.[1] The village is located in Laýynsuw river's valley, on the border with Iran. It is famed for the nearby fortress of the same name built by Nader Shah.[1][2] In 2022, it had a population of 444 people.[3]
Etymology
The name "Hywaabat" is a compound of two words: "Hywa" and "Abat." Hywa is the Turkmen name for Khiva, a city in Uzbekistan, and former capital of the Khanate of Khiva. It is believed that Khiva might be a Turkic-altered form of the Persian name Khwarazm; however, the origin of it is unsure. "Abat" is a Turkmen-altered form of the Persian word "Abad", which refers to a settled place.
Overview
Hywaabat is located in Laýynsuw River's valley, on the border with Iran. On the other side of the border lies the village of Sang Dīvār. It is 15 km away from Kaka, the district's capital city, to which the village is the only subordinate village. Roughly a kilometer north lies the old city of Hywaabat.
History
Circa 1740, Nader Shah built a fortress in the area;[4] local tradition argues Shah to have employed thousands of prisoners of war in bringing soil from Khiva for construction.[1][5] Much of the fort and its components survive — the complex is now designated as Old Hywaabat.[1][6][a] Entrances through the north and east walls lead into the main building, at the center.[1]
Hywaabat was previously included in Arapgala Rural Council.[7] It was then transferred to Kaka's subordination on 28 April 2016.[8]
Notes
- ^ New Khivabad is used for the current village.
References
- ^ a b c d e Brummell, Paul (2005). Turkmenistan. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 126. ISBN 978-1-84162-144-9.
- ^ Olbrycht, Marek Jan (2021-05-14). "Imperium Constitutum Est—Achievements and Challenges of Arsakes I". Early Arsakid Parthia (ca. 250-165 B.C.): At the Crossroads of Iranian, Hellenistic, and Central Asian History. Brill. p. 193. ISBN 978-90-04-46076-8.
- ^ "Türkmenistanyň Statistika baradaky döwlet komiteti". www.stat.gov.tm. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
- ^ "Ahal welaýaty özüniň çäklerinde ýerleşýän ajaýyp türkmen taryhy we ruhulylygy bilen gözleg geçirijileriň we syýahatçylaryň ünsüni özüne çekýär. Olar dürli arheologiki döwürlere we etnomedeniýet däplerine degişli bolan, hronologik we wakalar bilen bagly bolmadyk taryhy ýadygärliukler bilen birleşendir". turkmenistan.gov.tm (in Turkmen). 2016-05-05. Retrieved 2026-02-10.
- ^ O'Donovan, Edmond (1883). The Merv Oasis: Travels and Adventures East of the Caspian During the Years 1879-80-81 Including Five Months' Residence Among the Tekkés of Merv. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. pp. 79–81.
- ^ Marek Jan Olbrycht. “Arsacid Iran and the Nomads of Central Asia – Ways of Cultural Transfer” in J. Bemmann, M. Schmauder (eds.). Complexity of Interaction along the Eurasian Steppe Zone in the First Millennium CE. Bonn: fgarch press uni-bonn, 2015, p. 333-334, (Bonn Contributions to Asian Archaeology, 7)
- ^ "Ahalda täze çagalar sagaldyş we dynç alyş merkezi guruldy". turkmenistan.gov.tm (in Turkmen). 2015-12-01. Retrieved 2026-02-10.
- ^ "Kanunlar". mejlis.gov.tm. Retrieved 2026-02-10.