Balkanabat

Balkanabat
Neftedag 1933-1946
Nebit-Dag 1946-2001
Turkmen: Balkanabat şäheri
Balkanabat is located in Turkmenistan
Balkanabat
Balkanabat
Location in Turkmenistan
Coordinates: 39°31′00″N 54°22′00″E / 39.51667°N 54.36667°E / 39.51667; 54.36667
Country Turkmenistan
ProvinceBalkan Province
Government
 • MayorBalkan Gulmamedov
Elevation
17 m (56 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total120,800
Time zoneUTC+5
postal code
745100
Area code(+993-222)
Vehicle registrationBN

Balkanabat (Turkmen: Balkanabat şäheri), formerly Nebit-Dag and Neftedag, is the administrative centre of Balkan Province, the largest province in Turkmenistan. It lies at the foot of the Balkan Daglary mountain range. Balkanabat is about 450 km west of Ashgabat and 160 km east of the seaport city of Türkmenbaşy. The city layout is a grid of apartment blocks called kvartal (quarters). The main streets are Magtymguly, Pervomayskiy and Gurbansoltan eje şaýoly.