Bäherden,[3] formerly Baharly (2003-2018), is a city and the seat of Baherden District, Ahal Province, Turkmenistan. It lies on the northern rim of the Kopet Dag mountain range, south-east of the resort village of Archman.
Bäherden
Baharly 2003-2018 | |
|---|---|
  Bäherden Location in Turkmenistan | |
| Coordinates: 38°25′49″N 57°26′13″E / 38.43028°N 57.43694°E | |
| Country |  Turkmenistan |
| Province | Ahal Province |
| District | Bäherden District |
| Government | |
| • Häkim | Dörtguly Hojaýew [1] |
| Population ((2008))[2] | |
• Total | 24,139 |
Etymology
editAccording to Atanyyazow, some archaeologists have related it to a village called Abhadaran, located 3 to 4 kilometers northeast of Bäherden, but local greybeards interpret it as deriving from Bahrizen ("the lake of your wife") and Maharram (the name of the queen of a one-time chief of Durun).[4]
Baharly means "springlike" in Turkmen. According to former President Niyazov, Turkmens, during the times of Oghuz Khagan, spent springtime in the area.[5]
History
editThe settlement was conquered and incorporated into Russia in 1881 following the Battle of Gökdepe. At the end of the 19th century, it housed 789 people and was a stop along the Trans-Caspian Railway. Bäherden was administrative center of the Bäherden district of the Turkmen SSR. On February 3, 2008, it received the status of a city.[citation needed]
| Climate data for Bäherden (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 24.7 (76.5) |
29.6 (85.3) |
36.1 (97.0) |
39.4 (102.9) |
43.6 (110.5) |
45.1 (113.2) |
46.8 (116.2) |
45.2 (113.4) |
43.4 (110.1) |
39.8 (103.6) |
33.7 (92.7) |
27.8 (82.0) |
46.8 (116.2) |
| Mean maximum °C (°F) | 19.1 (66.4) |
22.9 (73.2) |
27.8 (82.0) |
33.9 (93.0) |
38.0 (100.4) |
41.5 (106.7) |
42.7 (108.9) |
42.0 (107.6) |
38.2 (100.8) |
33.8 (92.8) |
25.2 (77.4) |
21.3 (70.3) |
32.2 (90.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.7 (38.7) |
5.5 (41.9) |
11.2 (52.2) |
17.7 (63.9) |
24.5 (76.1) |
30.0 (86.0) |
32.3 (90.1) |
30.7 (87.3) |
24.8 (76.6) |
17.3 (63.1) |
9.6 (49.3) |
4.7 (40.5) |
17.7 (63.9) |
| Mean minimum °C (°F) | −6.4 (20.5) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
5.2 (41.4) |
12.4 (54.3) |
17.8 (64.0) |
21.1 (70.0) |
18.6 (65.5) |
12.2 (54.0) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
6.0 (42.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −18.4 (−1.1) |
−18.5 (−1.3) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
4.6 (40.3) |
11.9 (53.4) |
16.7 (62.1) |
12.2 (54.0) |
7.6 (45.7) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
−12.1 (10.2) |
−18.5 (−1.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 16.5 (0.65) |
24.4 (0.96) |
31.1 (1.22) |
27.6 (1.09) |
19.4 (0.76) |
4.9 (0.19) |
3.4 (0.13) |
2.0 (0.08) |
4.4 (0.17) |
11.7 (0.46) |
17.9 (0.70) |
16.2 (0.64) |
179.5 (7.07) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 12.4 | 16.4 | 15.9 | 13.8 | 9.7 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 7.1 | 11.7 | 11.4 | 109.0 |
| Source: NOAA[6] | |||||||||||||
Industry
editThe Bäherden Cement Plant, put into operation in 2005, has a design capacity of one million tons of cement per year.[7]
People
editReferences
edit- ^ "Бердымухамедов сменил руководителей некоторых этрапов и городов Туркменистана | Политика".
- ^ 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)
- ^ turkmenportal. "Парламент Туркменистана внёс изменения в административно-территориальное деление Ахалского велаята | Политика". Туркменистан, интернет портал о культурной, деловой и развлекательной жизни в Туркменистане (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-11-02.
- ^ Atanyýazow, Soltanşa (1980). Түркменистаның Географик Атларының Дүшүндиришли Сөзлүги [Explanatory Dictionary of Geographic Names in Turkmenistan]. Ashgabat: Ылым. p. 73.
- ^ Brummell, Paul (2005). Turkmenistan. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 117. ISBN 978-1-84162-144-9.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ "Бахарденский цементный завод увеличил темп роста производства на 100,44%" (in Russian). Turkmenportal. 21 August 2020.
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