Babadaýhan District
Babadaýhan District Kirov, (Cyrillic Киров) ????-1992 | |
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| Babadaýhan etraby Cyrillic Бабадайхан этрабы | |
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| Coordinates: 37°41′31″N 60°23′36″E / 37.69194°N 60.39333°E | |
| Country |  Turkmenistan |
| Province | Ahal Province |
| Capital | Babadaýhan |
| Government | |
| • häkim | Muhammetmyrat Amangeldiýewiç Garaýew[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5 |
Babadaýhan District (Turkmen: Babadaýhan etraby, Бабадайхан этрабы) is a district of Ahal Province, Turkmenistan.[2][3] From the Soviet period until 1992, the settlement was named in honor of Sergei Kirov. On 26 June 1992, by Parliamentary Resolution No. 729-XII, Kirov District and its capital were renamed Babadaýhan.
The name Babadaýhan is the Turkmenized form of the Persian name Bābā-Dihqān (بابادهقان), which eans “Forefather Farmer”, a mythological and ritual character whose cult has been reported in agrarian communities of mountainous and lowland Tajikistan, North Afghanistan and adjacent rural areas of Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan.[4] As an Iranian mythological figure, Bābā-ye Dehqān is believed to be the first man and the first farmer who taught his profession to mankind through a chain of his successors.[5]
Administrative Subdivisions
[edit]- Cities (şäherler)
- Towns (şäherçeler)
- N/A
- Village councils (geňeşlikler)
- Ak altyn (Ak altyn)
- Akwekil (Akwekil, Çili)
- Babadaýhan (Babadaýhan)
- Garawekil (Garawekil, Garajaowlak)
- Hasyl (Hasyl)
- Täzeýol (Täzeýol, Götin)
- Ýarygökje (Ýarygökje)
- Zähmet (Zähmet, Alty Garlyýew adyndaky, Mamur)
References
[edit]- ^ "Ahal welaýat häkimligi / Habarlaşmak üçin". Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ Ахалский Велаят Archived 2008-09-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Turkmenistan Districts
- ^ Krasnowolska, Anna: BĀBĀ-YE DEHQĀN, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, 2009.
- ^ Krasnowolska, Anna: BĀBĀ-YE DEHQĀN, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, 2009.
| Ahal Region | |
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| Balkan Region | |
| Daşoguz Region | |
| Lebap Region | |
| Mary Region | |
| City of Ashgabat | |
| City of Arkadag | |
| City of Türkmenbaşy | |
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