Balkanabat

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Balkanabat Neftedag 1933-1946 Nebit-Dag 1946-2001
Turkmen: Balkanabat şäheri
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
Province	Balkan Province
Government
• Mayor	Balkan Gulmamedov
Elevation	17 m (56 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	120,800
Time zone	UTC+5
postal code	745100
Area code	(+993-222)
Vehicle registration	BN

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.