Magtymguly
Garrygala (circa 1924-2004) Kara Kala (Кара Кала) Karakalinsk (Каракалинск) Alexandrov (1890?-circa 1924) Ganlygala (Middle Ages-1890?) | |
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Turkmenistan_adm_location_map.svg)  Magtymguly Location in Turkmenistan | |
| Coordinates: 38°26′N 56°18′E / 38.433°N 56.300°E | |
| Country |  Turkmenistan |
| Province | Balkan Province |
| Population (1989 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 8,412 |
Magtymguly (formerly Garrygala, Kara-Kala, Russian: Кара-Кала) is a city (Turkmen: şäher) west of Aydere in Balkan Province, Turkmenistan. It is the administrative center (seat) of Magtymguly District. In 1972 it had a population of 5700 inhabitants, rising to 8412 in 1989.[2] It is located in the foothills of the Kopet Dag mountain range, and it lies on the Sumbar River, a tributary of the Atrek River.
- ^ Population census 1989 Archived 2012-01-18 at the Wayback Machine, Demoscope Weekly, No. 359-360, 1-18 January 2009 (search for Туркменская ССР) (in Russian)
- ^ "Turkmenistan Presidential Decree No. 4066 of 4 June 2004" (PDF) (in Turkmen). 4 June 2004.