Serhetabat

Serhetabat
Gushgy (1885–1999)
Serhetabat is located in Turkmenistan
Serhetabat
Serhetabat
Location in Turkmenistan
Serhetabat is located in South Asia
Serhetabat
Serhetabat
Serhetabat (South Asia)
Coordinates: 35°17′N 62°21′E / 35.283°N 62.350°E / 35.283; 62.350
Country Turkmenistan
ProvinceMary Province
DistrictTagtabazar District
Elevation747 m (2,454 ft)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total5,200 (approximate)
Time zoneUTC+5 (TMT)
Southern Cross of the Russian Empire in Serhetabat, Turkmenistan

Serhetabat (formerly Gushgy) (Turkmen: Guşgy; Russian: Кушка, Kushka) is a city in Tagtabazar District, Mary Province, Turkmenistan.[2] Serhetabat lies in the valley of the Kushk River. The population was 5,200 in 1991. It is immediately opposite Torghundi, Afghanistan, with which it is connected by a road and a 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+2732 in) gauge railway.

  1. ^ "Kushka, Turkmenistan". Falling Rain Global Gazetteer. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  2. ^ "Постановление Меджлиса Милли Генгеша Туркменистана" (in Russian). Электронная газета «Золотой век». 10 November 2022.