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Balkanabat

city in Turkmenistan
City cities_of_turkmenistan Q199762

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
city of Turkmenistan, big city, district of Turkmenistan[5][6]
Inception
1933[13]
Country
Turkmenistan, Soviet Union[3][4]
Coordinate location
🗺️ 39.512°, 54.365°[14]
Capital of
Balkan Province[23]
Contains the administrative territorial entity
Gumdag, Hazar[8][9]
Elevation above sea level
+17
Licence plate code
BN[11]
Local dialing code
+993 222[12]
Located in the administrative territorial entity
Balkan Province, Turkmenistan, Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic, Krasnovodsk oblast, Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic, Ashgabat Oblast, Krasnovodsk oblast, Ashgabat Oblast, Krasnovodsk oblast[2]
Native label
Balkanabat
Official language
Turkmen[7]
Official name
Balkanabat, Балканабад, Небит-Даг
Owner of
Balkanabat Stadium
Population
123k (5.9k–139k, n=8)[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]
Postal code
745100[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en Balkanabat ar بلخان آباد el Μπαλκαναμπάτ fa بلخان‌آباد he בלקנאבאט hi बलक़ानाबात ja バルカナバート ko 발카나바트 ru Балканабад ru Балканабат ru Небит-Даг sv Nebitdag sv Nebit-Dag th บัลกานาบัต zh 巴尔坎纳巴德
🔖 Identifiers · 16
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Balkanabat (35672063011).jpg ↗
BBC Things ID
a9e98e36-9c12-4c8a-be87-5100127985e5
Dewey Decimal Classification
2--585
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
place/Balkanabat
Freebase ID
/m/04lpgm
GNS Unique Feature ID
-2559937
GeoNames ID
161616
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
67942
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3946391
OpenStreetMap node ID
245888957
OpenWeatherMap city ID
161616
Quora topic ID
Balkanabat
Show all 16 identifiers +4
SNARC ID
November 10
Topic's main category
Category:Balkanabat
UN/LOCODE
TMBAL
Who's on First ID
421198153

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Located in time zoneP421
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Source
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Edition
20260926 · as of 2026-09-26
Licence
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🔗 Connections
People born here 5
Goçguly Goçgulyýew, Azat Bairyyev, Mämmedaly Garadanow, Didar Durdiyev, Güýçmyrat Annagulyýew
Located in the administrative territorial entity 3
Turkmenistan, Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic, Balkan Province
Country 2
Turkmenistan, Soviet Union
Capital of 1
Balkan Province
Category of associated people 1
Category:People from Balkanabat
Contained subdivisions 1
Balkanabat Stadium
Instance of 1
city
Located in time zone 1
UTC+05:00
Named after 1
Balkanabat Airport
Official language 1
Turkmen
Owned entities 1
Balkanabat Stadium
Owner of 1
Balkanabat Stadium
SNARC ID 1
November 10
Topic's main category 1
Category:Balkanabat
← Capital 1
Balkan Province
← Category combines topics 1
Category:People from Balkanabat
← Category's main topic 1
Category:Balkanabat
← FactGrid item ID 1
Bryncroes
← Headquarters location 1
FC Gara Altyn
← Place served by transport hub 1
Balkanabat Airport
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Summary

Balkanabat is a Cities of Turkmenistan[1].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Turkmenistan[3], a sovereign state[24], in Turkmenistan[25], founded in 1991[26] and Soviet Union[4], a federal republic[27], in Soviet Union[28], founded in 1922[29].

Physical Characteristics

Balkanabat sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+17'}[30].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Balkanabat include Balkanabat Airport[31], an aerodrome[32], in Turkmenistan[33].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Balkanabat include Balkanabat Airport[31], an aerodrome[32], in Turkmenistan[33].

Related Entities

city Turkmenistan

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

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Class ancestry

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  1. 7w ago · Saamat7 · 2026-09-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+5920'}, {'amount': '+32903'}, {'amount': '+55631'} +5
    Instance of → city of Turkmenistan, big city, district of Turkmenistan
    Contains the administrative territorial entity → Gumdag, Hazar
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Contains the administrative territorial entity: Gumdag"
  2. 12w ago · Saamat7 · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → city of Turkmenistan, big city, district of Turkmenistan
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Instance of: city of Turkmenistan"
  3. 14w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Geonames id → —
    Inception → —
    Owner of → —
    Image → Balkanabat (35672063011).jpg
    + 67 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/43894|batch #43894]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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