Ahal Province

Ahal Province () is ane o the welayatlar (provinces) o Turkmenistan.  It is in the sooth-centre o the kintra, borderin Iran an Afghanistan alang the Kopet Dag Range. Its aurie is 97,160 km² (37,510 sq mi) an population 939,700 (2005 est.).Statistical Yearbook of Turkmenistan 2000-2004, National Institute of State Statistics and Information of Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, 2005. In 2000, Ahal Province accoontit for 14% o Turkmenistan's population, 11% o the total number o employed, 23% o agricultural production (bi value), an 31% o the kintra's total industrial production.Social-economic situation of Turkmenistan in 2000, National Institute of State Statistics and Information of Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, 2001, pp. 129-130 .

Ahal's agriculture is irrigatit bi the Karakum Canal, which stretches aw the way athort the province frae east tae wast, trackin Turkmenistan's soothren border. Anither water source is Tejen River, which flows north frae Afghanistan in the sooth-east corner o the province, passin through twa lairge reservoirs sooth o the ceety o Tejen.

Ahal is kent for the Geok Tepe battle o 1881, today the site o an imposin new mosque , an for the Baharden unnergrund warm lake (in the Kov Ata karst cave),Baharden warm lake  in Kov Ata cave.Turkmenistan: an official guide  (downloadable Word file). baith wast o Ashgabat.

The caipital o Ahal Province is Anau (or Annau), a toun on the sooth-eastren ootskirts o Ashgabat. Ither notable touns are Abadan (umwhile Büzmeýin, ) north-wast o Ashgabat an Tejen in the sooth-east near the border wi Mary Province. Turkmenistan's lairgest ceety, Ashgabat, is locatit athin the Ahal Province, but it haes the status o a special caipital destrict ootside the provincial jurisdiction.

Destricts
Ahal Province is admeenistratively dividit intae 8 destricts (etraplar; singular etrap) an 2 ceeties (il) that hae etrap status. Name chynges since 1995 are shown in parentheses:Ахалский Велаят Turkmenistan Districts
Abadan Ceety (formerly Büzmeýin Ceety)
Tejen Ceety – granted etrap status on 3 February 2008Halk Maslahaty resolution changing the status of Tejen City 
Akbugdaý District (umwhile Gäwers Destrict)
Babadaýhan District
Baharly District (umwhile Bäherden Destrict)
Gökdepe District
Kaka District
Ruhabat District
Sarahs District
Tejen District

References


Category:Provinces o Turkmenistan