Chardzhou on the map of the Turkmen SSR. History of Chardzhou

Silk mill, woolen spinning and weaving, cotton, knitting, clothing, shoe factories, astrakhan, cotton gin factories; meat processing plant, dairy, wine, licorice factories; superphosphate plant, repair plants, furniture factory, building materials plant. There were a pedagogical institute, a textile institute, a river institute and an agricultural institute. technical schools, medical and music schools, a local history museum; Turkmen experimental station of sericulture, experimental reclamation station.

As part of independent Turkmenistan

Amul-Charjuy ancient settlement- represents the ruins of the fortress of the ruler of Amul, dating back to the 10th-11th centuries. It is located very close to the entrance to Turkmenabat - only 10 kilometers. In the 10th century, the settlement was a vast square adobe fortress, surrounded by a wide moat with water.

Mausoleum of Astana Baba. Also part of the city-museum of Atamurat, it consists of a mosque and tomb that were built in the 11th century.

Caravanserai Dayakhatyn (Bai-Khatyn). The caravanserai, located on the road leading from Amul to Khorezm, is a unique architectural monument of the 11th-12th centuries. Today, only the extensive ruins of the Rabat caravanserai made of mud brick have reached us. Rabat was once fortified with round towers.

Kugitang is a mountainous area with nature untouched by civilization, replete with rare species of animals and plants. Here you can see a lunar landscape, unique karst caves, a plateau of Dinosaurs with paw prints of prehistoric lizards.

The dinosaur plateau, on which more than a hundred fossilized traces of ancient dinosaurs were discovered, was found on the northeastern slope of Mount Gaurdak in the southeast of Turkmenistan. On a rocky plateau located at an altitude of 750-800 meters, the footprints are almost perfectly preserved.

There are also active temples in the city: Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker And Temple of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul.

There is a mosque building, which formerly housed the regional library.

In art

Oleg Basilashvili’s hero traded Turkmenabad (Charjui) melons in the film Station for Two.

The Chardzhou melon was bought by the hero of the film “Melon” (1982, Kazakhfilm).

Economy

Bus stop in Turkmenabat

Turkmenabad air terminal building

Industry

In Turkmenabad there is an automobile repair plant, a cotton ginning plant, a tannery, a house-building plant, a building materials plant, and a chemical plant. The city has a wool washing, spinning and weaving, sewing, carpet, confectionery and furniture factories, a brewery and a dairy.

Turkmenabat is the main center of the country's gas industry.

In 2010, Turkmenabat accounted for 20.7% of Turkmenistan’s industrial output and 11.6% of financial investments. In particular, 30% of the country's gas was extracted, 19.5% of mineral fertilizers, 98% of silk fabrics, 36.3% of butter, 31.9% of meat, 2.3% of electricity, 24.5% of milk, 15.5% were produced. wool

Carpet weaving

Education and culture

In Turkmenabad there are 40 secondary schools, 13 lyceums, 3 pedagogical and 2 medical schools, an art school, and the Turkmen State Pedagogical Institute named after Seyitnazar Seydi. The city has 4 museums, 2 recreation parks, 12 libraries, two of which are the largest in Central Asia.

Transport

The city has a new bus station designed for 650 passengers per hour. It has been reconstructed into a railway station, through which trains to the cities pass

Historical sights of Lebap velayat.

“In knowledge there is greatness and beauty,
Knowledge is more valuable than a treasure of pearls:
Any time will destroy the treasure,
The wise and knowledgeable are always needed"

As-Samarkandi Muhammad ibn Ali.

Photo tours of Turkmenabat in Turkmenistan.

People have long been attracted to water, and in the sand its proximity means the opportunity to live. That's why people settled near rivers. For thousands of years, the city of Chardzhou stands on the left bank of the great Central Asian river Amu Darya between the two large deserts of Kyzylkum and Karakum.
The city of Turkmenabad (formerly Chardzhou), the second most populous city in Turkmenistan, is located on the left bank of the Amu Darya River and is the center
At the beginning of its formation in the 1st - 4th centuries it was called , then from the end of the 16th century until 1924 it was called Chardzhuy, in the period from 1927 to 1940 it also bore this name Chardzhuy, (Four Channels), then it was renamed the city of Leninsk from 1924 to 1927.
Until 1992, the city was called Chardzhou, then it received the name Chardzhev. In 1999 the city received its current name - . With the emergence and development of industry and transport on the outskirts of Tsarist Russia, the visiting Russian proletariat began to gain strength here.
After the overthrow of the emir's power on September 14, 1920, the Bukhara People's Soviet Republic was proclaimed at the first All-Bukhara Kurultai. It also included Chardzhuy.
In 1924, during the national state delimitation in Central Asia, Chardzhuy became part of the created TSSR. In the twenties and thirties, Chardzhou began to develop as the industrial center of the republic.
The location in the middle of cotton and cocoon producing areas necessitates the construction of cotton gin and ginning factories. With the development of industry, the number and qualifications of the working class grow.
The best production workers are sent to study at enterprises in Moscow, Ivanovo and other cities, universities and technical schools. The institute was opened in Chardzhou in 1921. Having existed for several years, it completed its task: it trained teachers to eliminate illiteracy among the local population.
Since ancient times, the city has been mentioned in chronicles as Amul, a settlement near the river crossing. While waiting for the continuation of the journey, merchants rested in caravanserais, a motley crowd buzzed in the streets, and trade flourished.
It is known that from the 1st to the 8th centuries Amul was part of the Kushan kingdom, and became independent only after its death. However, the conquest of the East soon began by the Arabs, who simply could not miss such a “tidbit” and the city became part of the Arab Caliphate.
Somewhat later, Amul became dependent on the Khorezm state, which gave a powerful impetus to its development. During this period, the prosperous city was considered one of the centers of science, culture, and crafts and grew to incredible sizes.
In the 11th century, Amul was conquered by the Seljuks and came under the control of the Turkmen king, Chagry Bek. In the 13th century, the city was completely destroyed by the troops of Genghis Khan, angry at the unprecedented rebuff of its inhabitants.
In the 16th century, this area began to be called Chardzhuy, perhaps it could not have happened here without the “light hand” of Babur, a descendant of the famous Tamerlane, who in 1511 was on a campaign and stopped with his army for a rest, right on the ruins of the city near the river.
Four small canals flowed near his camp. Subsequently, in his famous work “Baburnama”, the poet and commander calls this place “Charjuy” - four channels.
In the 18th century, Chardzhuy entered the Khiva Khanate, the city again rose from ruins and flourished; by the way, it was the 18th century that is considered the “golden age” of Turkmen poetry. This is connected with the work of the wonderful Turkmen poet Magtymguly, and then his student - the warrior and poet Seydi, who were among his townspeople.
At the end of the 19th century, the city received the name “New Chardzhuy”, which was associated with a change in the composition of the population; now mainly Russians lived here, whereas before, Chardzhuy was inhabited only by representatives of the indigenous nationality.
Later it was transferred to the Oxus River, which became known as Amu Darya, which means Amu River. at that time it was part of this state, and after its death it became independent.
Later the city became part of the Arab Caliphate. Arab historians report that Amul was a significant cultural center. In particular, an author named Yakut points out: “Many scientists came from Amul...”.
The 13th century was truly unlucky for the peoples of Central Asia. They were subjected to a devastating invasion by the troops of Genghis Khan. In 1221, Amul was stormed and destroyed.
But its favorable geographical position helped the city to revive, again play a prominent role in trade between countries, and develop its crafts. At the beginning of the 16th century, Amul came under the control of the emerging Uzbek state led by Sheibani Khan, and then into the possession of the Emir of Bukhara.
At the same time, the city begins to be mentioned in sources under the name Chahar-juy, which means “four channels.” This is where its current name originates - Chardzhou (approx. in 1995 it was renamed to Chardzhev, i.e., to sound in the Turkmen language, and in the late 90s - renamed to Turkmenabat).
The Bukhara Emirate, which included the city, was a feudal state. The emir had unlimited power, supported by the clergy. Daikhans, or peasants, were in severe bondage.
Slaves were in a particularly disenfranchised position. In the emirate, Chahar Juy was considered one of the centers of the slave trade. The city was mainly inhabited by merchants and artisans. Everyone was ruled by the bek, the viceroy of the Emir of Bukhara.
The Bek's residence was a vast adobe fortress, surrounded by a wide moat with water. Four gates on all sides of the world were guarded around the clock by sarbaz.
Inside the fortress there was a square, barracks, food warehouses, houses of the bek's relatives and associates, his palace with a garden and a hauz (pond). There was also a prison, which was a deep well where prisoners were kept on a rocky bottom in terrible conditions.
From the west and east, the fortress was surrounded by the dwellings of traders and artisans. The remains of the fortress have been preserved; they represent a valuable historical monument and archaeologists have found many interesting objects there.
The city and its environs were mainly inhabited by Uzbeks, and the banks of the middle reaches of the Amu Darya were inhabited by Turkmen tribes: Ersari, Sakar, Sayat, Mukry and others. The most numerous was the Ersari tribe, which settled here in the second half of the 17th century.
The Turkmens were engaged in agriculture as habitually and skillfully as in cattle breeding. The annexation of Central Asia to Russia in the second half of the 19th century was important for the political, economic and cultural development of Central Asia.
This event became a turning point for Chardzhou. In the spring of 1875, by decree of the tsar, Ural Cossacks-Old Believers were resettled in Chardzhou for refusing military service for religious reasons.
The Urals settled near Russian military fortifications. And today the old district of the city is called “Uralka”... The creation of new settlements on the banks of the Amu Darya made it possible to use the river for navigation.
Two years later, the Samarkand steamship reached the Chardzhou pier from Turtkul. This was the beginning of the movement of the steam fleet on the Amu Darya. Construction of the railway also began.
The construction from the Caspian Sea to Chardzhou was led by the talented organizer General M.N. Annenkov. The work took place in unusually difficult desert conditions and required new approaches: it was necessary to find a way to deal with moving sands.
We settled on the simplest and most realistic - the sands were secured by installing wooden shields along the canvas, planting tamarisk and saxaul. These finds are still used today.
On November 29, 1886, the first train arrived in Chardzhou. Soon the official opening of the Amu Darya station took place. In September 1887, construction of a temporary railway bridge across the Amu Darya began.
That same autumn, a decree was issued on the establishment of the Amudarya military flotilla. The creation of the flotilla was supposed to prevent England from establishing itself in Central Asia in the second half of the 19th century, in particular, to bring Chardzhou under its control
At the same time, with the consent of the Emir of Bukhara, he was in the city on the Amu Darya. In 1896, it received the name New Chardzhuy, in contrast to the existing Old Chardzhuy, where the indigenous population lived.
The increasing volume of traffic and the development of the city confronted the tsarist government with the need to build a permanent railway bridge. Work on its construction began on October 17, 1898.
The object was given great importance. The mechanisms were delivered from abroad. The construction was entrusted to the talented engineer S.I. Olshevsky. Total construction costs , including strengthening the banks of the Amu Darya, approached five million rubles.
On May 27, 1901, the work was completed. In terms of its length, the bridge across the Amu Darya ranked first in the entire Russian Empire and third in the world! The names of many famous personalities are associated with Chardzhou.
The great Russian singer F.I. In 1891, Chaliapin, then still an aspiring artist, toured cities and villages in a Ukrainian operetta troupe. On the way from Ashgabat to Chardzhou, Chaliapin quarreled with the owner of the troupe.
And at the next small station he pushed the young artist out of the carriage. “In the heat of the moment, I decided to follow the train,” Chaliapin describes this incident in his book “Pages of My Life.”
“I didn’t have a penny... Somehow I got to the station in front, I got on the train as a hare, drove to Chardzhui and, having found a troupe there, joined it...”
Later, the troupe gave a performance in which Chaliapin also participated, as recalled by a memorial plaque on the building of the railway workers' club, a former public meeting building.
In 1930, a landing party of writers literally landed in Chardzhou. From Kerki they sailed along the Amu Darya on a caique, i.e. on a large boat, Nikolai Tikhonov, Vsevolod Ivanov, Leonid Leonov, Vladimir Lugovskoy and Pyotr Pavlenko.
In the thirties, the future legendary divisional commander, Major General Ivan Vasilyevich Panfilov, lived in Chardzhou. He was appointed to command a regiment here. During the Second World War, Chardzhou lived with the pain and worries of the entire country.
Chardzhou received and housed enterprises evacuated from Russia and Ukraine and helped them get into operation faster. The city on the Amu Darya, in the hospitals deployed here, warmed hundreds of wounded, many of whom remained to live and work here after recovery.
The post-war years are the years of increasing the economic potential of the city and expanding ties with other regions. New enterprises, new railways are being created, and the Central Asian Shipping Company begins transporting goods to Afghanistan.
After the creation of the DSK (design-industrial construction association) (approx. Currently completely abandoned and stopped, construction is carried out by private and foreign developers), housing construction gains momentum, social and cultural facilities are being built.
In 1950, the Turkmen State Pedagogical Institute was opened in Chardzhou.

Chardzhou is a city in Turkmenistan. Former names of the city: Amul (until the end of the 15th century), Chardzhuy (from the 16th century to 1924 and from 1927 to 1940), Leninsk (from 1924 to 1927), Chardzhou (1940-1992), Chardzhev (1992-1999). In Soviet times, Chardzhou was the center of the Chardzhou region of the Turkmen SSR, and now it is the administrative center of the Lebap velayat.

The city was built on the left bank of the Amu Darya. Chardzhou railway station is located on the Krasnovodsk - Tashkent railway line. The 627-kilometer-long railway line to Kungrad begins from Chardzhou. This line runs along the Amu Darya River.

There are different versions regarding the history of the city. The Great Soviet Encyclopedia indicates that the city arose in the 1880s as a Russian fortification on the territory of the Bukhara Khanate. However, there is an unconfirmed version that the city has existed either since the first or fourth century AD.

However, it is known for sure that the settlement became a city only in 1886. Then it was called New Chardzhuy and was a shopping center.

Chardzhou lies on the ancient Silk Road. Here, in an oasis near the Amu Darya, caravanners set up a bivouac. On the outskirts of Chardzhou is the Amul settlement. The Middle Amudarya Historical and Archaeological Expedition of the Institute of History of the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan worked on excavations there for many years. In this place, archaeologists found copper coins of the Kushan slave state dating back to the 1st - 4th centuries AD. The remains of the fortress are a valuable historical monument and archaeologists have found many interesting objects there. The city and its environs were mainly inhabited by Uzbeks, and the banks of the middle reaches of the Amu Darya were inhabited by Turkmen tribes: Ersari, Sakar, Sayat, Mukry and others.

In the second half of the 19th century, Central Asia was annexed to Russia. In the spring of 1875, by decree of the tsar, Ural Cossacks-Old Believers were resettled in Chardzhou for refusing military service for religious reasons. Old Believers settled near Russian military fortifications. One of the city districts is still called “Uralka”.

Construction of the railway also began. The construction of the road from the Caspian Sea to Chardzhou was led by the talented organizer General Mikhail Nikolaevich Annenkov. It was difficult to work in the difficult desert conditions back then. They had to fight the moving sands - they were fixed by installing wooden shields along the embankment, planting tamarisk and saxaul.

On November 29, 1886, the first train arrived in Chardzhou from the Caspian Sea. Soon the official opening of the Amu Darya station took place. In September of the following year, construction of a temporary railway bridge across the Amu Darya began. The city began to develop.

On October 17, 1898, construction of a permanent railway bridge across the Amu Darya began. The work was completed on May 27, 1901. The bridge turned out to be a record-breaking one; at that time it occupied first place in the entire Russian Empire and third place in the world!

During the years of Soviet power, the city developed, new industries were built. A silk factory, a cotton factory, a knitting factory, a factory for the production of astrakhan skins, and a cotton gin factory appeared. A meat processing plant and a winery were built. A plant would also be built to process licorice roots. All these industries processed local raw materials. Numerous educational and cultural institutions appeared in the city: a pedagogical institute, a textile institute, a river technical school (after all, the navigable Amu Darya is nearby), a medical and music school, and a local history museum. The Turkmen experimental sericulture station and the experimental reclamation station operated. Back in 1956, in addition to several cinemas and a recreation park, the Turkmen regional drama theater operated in the city.

Among the railway attractions in Chardzhou are the locomotive depot, the carriage depot. At the locomotive depot there is a steam locomotive-monument Em 723-31. However, it was later replaced by a monument to the first president of Turmenistan. In the assigned fleet of the locomotive depot there are diesel locomotives 2TE10L and ChME3.

Cosmonaut originally from Chardzhou Oleg Dmitrievich Kononenko . He flew from April to October 2008.

The climate in Chardzhou is sharply continental, very dry, with significant daily and annual temperature fluctuations. It is warm here in winter, and real heat reigns in summer. The highest average monthly temperature is observed in July (+32.2° C). This means that on some days the thermometer in the shade creeps above +40. An absolute maximum of 50 degrees in the shade was recorded 70 km southwest of Chardzhou.

Note: information about Chardzhou is taken from open sources on the Internet.

Turkmenabat(Turkmen Türkmenabat) - a city in Turkmenistan, the administrative center (former Chardzhou region).

Geography

Turkmenabat is the second largest city in Turkmenistan. The city is located on the left bank of the Amu Darya, 470 km northeast of (by road 585 km).

Junction railway station.

Name

The modern Russian name of the city is . In Turkmenistan, Russian-language texts may use the form Turkmenabat.The modern Turkmen name is Türkmenabat, pronounced Turkmenabat.

The ancient name of the city is Amul. From the end of the 15th century until 1924, and from 1927 to 1940, the city was known as Chardzhuy(from Pers. چهارجوی ‎ - “four channels”). In 1924-1927 the city was called Leninsk (Leninsk-Turkmensky) in honor of V.I. Lenin (Ulyanov), then Chardzhou. In 1992-1999 the city was called Chardzhev(Turkmen: Çärjew, Charҗev).

Population

Turkmenabad is the second most populous city in Turkmenistan after Ashgabat. The population is increasing at a rapid pace, due to the prevalence of birth rates over deaths and migration of people from Uzbekistan.

The main population of the city is Turkmens and Uzbeks; Russians, Tatars, Kazakhs, Karakalpaks, etc. also live in small numbers.

Story

In ancient times

City Amul arose in the 1st-4th centuries AD. At the end of the 15th century - beginning of the 16th century the city became known as Chardzhuy.The history of the city goes back centuries. The city's past, since its birth at the beginning of the millennium, owes its history to the "Great Silk Road" that ran from China through Central Asia to the Mediterranean in the 3rd century. One of the important points, a safe haven on this famous road, was the city of Amul - this is the first name of Turkmenabat. Later it was moved to the Oxus River. It began to be called Amudarya, which means Amu River.

The significance of Amul was determined by its location. Here a crossing was arranged across the capricious and wide Amu Darya. Trade roads converged here, and from here, in addition to the “Silk Road,” they led to Iran, India, and Eastern Europe. Along with trade, crafts also developed.

In the Amul settlement on the outskirts of the city, archaeologists found copper coins of the Kushan slave state dating back to the 1st-9th centuries AD. Amul was part of this state, and after its death it acquired independence.

Later the city became part of the Arab Caliphate. Arab historians report that Amul was a significant cultural center. There is evidence that “Many scientists came out of Amul...”

In the 11th century, the Seljuk Turkmens completely conquered Central Asia. After this, Amul becomes subordinate to the Turkmen king Chagry-bek. In the first half of the 13th century, Amul was completely destroyed by the Mongol-Tatars for providing strong resistance to the troops of Genghis Khan. This happened in 1221.

The famous eastern poet and commander Babur in 1511 with his large army passed near the ruins of ancient Amul and stopped not far from the river bank. There were 4 irrigation ditches near his parking lot. In his famous work “Baburname” he calls this place “Chaharjuy”, which means “four channels”.

In the 13th century, the city was part of the Khanate of Khiva, and from the beginning of the 19th century until the civil war it was subordinated to the Bukhara Emirate by force. The liberation struggle of that time was reflected in the works of the great Turkmen classic of literature, poet and patriot Seyitnazar Seydi. And at the same time, the Bukhara Emirate itself was a protectorate of Russia and pursued the violent policy of Russian tsarism.

In the second half of the 19th century, the Ural Cossacks were resettled in Chardzhev.

In 1877, a steamship called “Samarkand” arrived from Turtkul to Chardzhev, which marked the beginning of the creation of a river shipping company.

As part of the Russian Empire and the USSR

Article by Chardzhuy in ESBE (early 20th century)

Chardzhuy- an urban settlement formed near the Amu Darya station (1070 century from Krasnovodsk) of the Central Asian Railway, on the left bank of the Amu Darya River, on land ceded to the Russian government by the Emir of Bukhara. There are 4068 inhabitants (2651 men, 1417 women), including 3501 Russians. Wide straight streets, enough greenery, many shops and shops, a fairly lively bazaar. Charjui is an important trading center; goods going to, and partly to, are reloaded here on river ships, and cargo coming from there arrives on the railway. Parking lot for the ships of the Amu Darya flotilla, which maintains communication between in the south and Petro-Alexandrovsk (Khiva) in the north Orthodox and Armenian-Gregorian churches, 3 mosques, a parish, city and railway, men's and women's schools. Military and public meetings. City Garden; nursery for the needs of the railway. Five cotton ginneries, transport agencies. City income - 18,330 rubles. At Chardzhui, the Central Asian Railway crosses the Amu Darya (see Chardzhui Bridge). In 16 ver. from Chardzhui lies a fairly large Bukhara city Chardzhuy(Ch. native), the center of the Chardzhui Bekdom, with the remains of walls and a fortress; inhabitants 15 thousand. Old Chardzhuy (Amu Darya) is characterized by a lively trade exchange. In 1900, 1,820,244 units arrived at the station. (military cargo, sugar, manufacturing, forest building materials, iron, flour, tea, rice, kerosene, etc.); sent from Chardzhuy station in the same year 963382 pd. (raisins, leather, carpets, sheepskins, cotton seed, cotton - 516641 pd., wool, etc.).

As part of the USSR

In 1918-24 as part of the Turkestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, from 1924 - in the Turkmen CCP. In 1939-63 and since 1970, the administrative center of the Chardzhou region.

As part of independent Turkmenistan

In 2006, there were more than 500 portraits and statues of Saparmurat Niyazov in the city. Over the years, portraits of Niyazov began to disappear.

Climate

The climate is sharply continental, very dry, with significant daily and annual temperature fluctuations. Winter is damp, cold, snow falls, summer is sultry. The coldest month is January. Precipitation is from 70 to 120 mm per year. The Repetek Nature Reserve is located 70 km from the city. Repetek was the hottest point in the USSR: + 51.2 °C in 1983. The highest temperature in the sun on the sand is recorded at + 80 °C.

Attractions

70 km southwest of Turkmenabat, in the South-Eastern Karakum Desert, is the Repetek Nature Reserve, which is the hottest place in Central Asia.

Mausoleum of Astana Baba. Also part of the city-museum of Atamurat, it consists of a mosque and tomb that were built in the 11th century.

There are also active temples in the city: Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker And Temple of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul.

In art

Oleg Basilashvili’s hero traded Turkmenabad (Charjui) melons in the film Station for Two

Economy

Bus stop in Turkmenabat

Turkmenabad air terminal building

Industry

In Turkmenabat there is an automobile repair plant, a cotton gin plant, a tannery, a house-building plant, a building materials plant, and a chemical plant. The city has a wool washing, spinning and weaving, sewing, carpet, confectionery and furniture factories, a brewery and a dairy plant. Turkmenabat is the main center of the gas industry. industry of the country.

Carpet weaving

The production of hand-made and machine-made carpets is a source of pride for city residents.

Tekin, Salor, Yomud, Ersarin carpets differ from each other in patterns and colors. The Merv oasis, the current Mary region, is the birthplace of the world-famous Teke carpets, where the traditions of carpet art of the Teke tribe are preserved.

Education and culture

Transport

The city has a new bus station designed for 650 passengers per hour. It has been reconstructed into a railway station, through which trains pass to the cities of Seydi, .

The city is home to the Turkmenabat airport. The terminal building is designed for 200 people. It contains: 4 ticket offices of local airlines, 2 ticket offices of international airlines, an information desk, an international call center, a kiosk, and a cafe-restaurant. It is planned to reconstruct and overhaul the airport terminal.

Sport

Sports are quite well developed in Turkmenabat. The city has: 4 stadiums, 16 sports schools, 4 sports complexes. Lebap football club plays in the top league of Turkmenistan.

Hyakims

Gaibulla Kamalov
Pomanov Ashirniyaz Amanmammedovich
Bazarov Guvanch Khemrakulyevich 10 Aug. 2015--

Twin Cities

Notes

Turkmenistan // World Atlas / comp. and preparation to ed. PKO "Cartography" in 2003; Ch. ed. G. V. Pozdnyak. - Correction in 2005, 2007 and 2010 - M.: PKO "Cartography": Onyx, 2010. - P. 118. - ISBN 978-5-85120-274-2 (Cartography). - ISBN 978-5-488-01588-3 (Onyx, green transl.). - ISBN 978-5-488-01589-0 (Onyx, syn. translation).
Turkmenistan // World Atlas / comp. and preparation to ed. PKO "Cartography" in 2003; Ch. ed.: G. V. Pozdnyak, N. N. Polunkina; resp. ed. N.V. Chudakova. - M.: Roscartography, 2003. - P. 117. - ISBN 585120195-9.
“Atlas of the World” - M.: PKO “Cartography” of the Federal Agency of Geodesy and Cartography of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation: Onyx Publishing House, 2007 ISBN 5-85120-243-2 (cartography)
Another “window to the world” will open in Turkmenabat/Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan
according to TSB
1989 census
Microsoft Encarta 2006
Chardzhuy // Encyclopedic Dictionary of Brockhaus and Efron: in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - St. Petersburg. , 1890-1907.
Turkmenabad residents were deprived of the monument to the Great Father of Turkmens. Lenta.ru (May 28, 2007). Retrieved August 14, 2010. Archived March 2, 2012.
Around the World | Magazine | Birds fly to the lake...
http://ia-centr.ru/archive/public_details1351.html?id=1057
http://maidan.org.ua/arch/arch2006/1167194790.html
İzmir"in kardeş kentleri. Archived on August 4, 2012.

Links

Amul ancient settlement
Amul-Charjuy on the Great Silk Road
Chardzhou- article from the Great Soviet Encyclopedia.
From Istanbul to Tashkent: Films of Paul Nadar (1890). Part 7. Chardzhuy and Amu Darya

In the Turkmen regions, things are much worse with photography than in Ashgabat. If in the capital the police are more or less accustomed to seeing one and a half tourists a week and even allow some photography (without forgetting to closely observe, of course), then in other cities of the country a person with a camera in his hands causes great irritation among law enforcement officials. Well, is it worth mentioning that at a railway station the difficulty of filming increases in direct proportion to the number of people in dirty blue uniforms? This is how last summer, during his first stay in the country, comrade TomkaD got off the train onto the platform of the Turkmenabat station, took just one shot and barely got back on the train. There was simply no end to the policemen, who were delighted with his courageous act! Moreover, he was not photographing a station or a train, and in general was on the station square... But these are not khukhra-mukhry, but a real a large city - the center of the velayat (region), better known to all of us under the old name CHARJOU.

The next time I was a little more savvy about being in Turkmenabat. During the forty-minute train stop, I managed to stand in a real Asian queue, pointless and merciless, snatch a couple of containers with excellent fresh pilaf, then spent 10 minutes on the birth of one or two frames, and left 10 minutes in reserve in case they got stuck again vigilant comrades.

Below the cut there are just a couple of pictures of Chardzhou near the station.

Here is that same summer photo, taking which I almost got into a lot of problems. As a result, they agreed with the police that it was absolutely forbidden to take photographs of anything in their city. I took my leave and left. And in the frame, by the way, is white marble building of the Lebap velayat museum. It goes directly onto the station square.

In the fall, I was exhausted with filming from the window of a train car. Can anyone count the number of military and police officers in the frame? I got it - 6 people.

The most annoying thing is that you need to simultaneously dodge both the cops and the train conductors, because the latter will give you up first. Oh how))

Water tower of Turkmenabat station

Shunting diesel locomotive CKD6E-0049

Already this spring, arriving in Turkmenabat, I noticed from the train window a memorial located some distance from the station. Already like an experienced person, I grabbed my several servings of pilaf at a roadside cafe and ran to the memorial, where he was waiting for me another “golden” monument to Turkmenbashi

I was lucky: the police guard booth, of which there are many scattered throughout the country’s major cities, was empty, so I was even able to get close to Serdar)