Cheleken Peninsula

Cheleken Peninsula
Челекен полуостров
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Cheleken Peninsula is located in Caspian Sea
Cheleken Peninsula
Cheleken Peninsula
Cheleken Peninsula is located in Turkmenistan
Cheleken Peninsula
Cheleken Peninsula
Coordinates: 39°29′00″N 53°18′30″E / 39.48333°N 53.30833°E / 39.48333; 53.30833
Country Turkmenistan
RegionBalkan Region
SeaCaspian Sea
Area
 • Total500 km2 (200 sq mi)
Elevation
100 m (300 ft)
Oil platform off the Cheleken Peninsula

The Cheleken Peninsula (Russian: Челекен полуостров)[1] is a peninsula located in western Turkmenistan, in the eastern shores of the Caspian Sea.

The city of Hazar, former Cheleken, is located in the peninsula, which administratively belongs to Turkmenistan's Balkan Province.

  1. ^ Челекен (полуостров) — статья из Большой советской энциклопедии.