Altyn_Asyr,_Turkmenistan
Altyn Asyr, Turkmenistan
Place in Ahal Region, Turkmenistan
Altyn Asyr is a city in Tejen District, Ahal Province, Turkmenistan. Its main economic activity is cotton farming.
Altyn Asyr
Bereket (Берекет) sowhoz Tejen (совхоз "Теджен") | |
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| Coordinates: 37°16′N 60°42′E | |
| Country |  Turkmenistan |
| Region | Ahal Region |
| District | Tejen District |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (+5) |
The words altyn asyr mean "golden age" in Turkmen. The phrase is used to describe the post-Soviet era of Turkmen independence, particularly during the reign of President Saparmurat Niyazov.[1]
The municipality was founded on the basis of the Soviet-era cotton-producing "Tejen" state farm. Following independence, state and collective farms were redesignated villages and towns. The Tejen State Farm was designated a town and initially named Bereket ("fertile"). In 2000 it was renamed Altyn Asyr ("Golden Age") and made the administrative center of a new district of the same name formed from parts of Sarahs District, Tejen District, and Kaka District.[2] On 28 April 2016 Altyn Asyr was further upgraded, to city-in-a-district status, by parliamentary decree.[3] The Altyn Asyr District was abolished by act of Parliament on 5 January 2018 and its territory was transferred to Tejen, Kaka, and Sarahs Districts. The city of Altyn Asyr was reassigned to Tejen District.[4][5]
People associated with Altyn Asyr
A director of the former state farm, Chary Hanamov (Turkmen: Çary Hanamow, Russian: Чары Ханамов), wrote a memoir of his life and times.[6] Hanamov was recognized as a Hero of Socialist Labor in 1976.[7] Hanamov's son, Nurmuhammet Hanamow, served as independent Turkmenistan's ambassador to Turkey and subsequently went into exile as an opposition leader.[8][9][10]
Altyn Asyr is located between Turkmenistan's main east–west motor route, the M37 highway, and the P-7 highway that links Tejen and Sarahs.[11]
In 1969 the "Tejen" state farm was the subject of cinematography.[12]
- "Указ Президента Туркменистана Об образовании этрапа Алтын Асыр в Ахалском велаяте" (in Russian). Нейтральный Трукменистан. 24 August 2000.
- "TÜRKMENISTANYŇ MEJLISINIŇ KARARY № 391-V Aşgabat şäheriniň hem-de Ahal welaýatynyň dolandyryş-çäk meseleleri hakynda" (PDF) (in Turkmen). Parliament of Turkmenistan. 28 April 2016. p. 174.
- "TÜRKMENISTANYŇ MEJLISINIŇ KARARY № 686-V Ahal welaýatynyň dolandyryş-çäk böiünişiginiň meseleleri hakynda" (PDF) (in Turkmen). Parliament of Turkmenistan. 5 January 2018. p. 208.
- "Парламент Туркменистана внёс изменения в административно-территориальное деление Ахалского велаята" (in Russian). Turkmenportal. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
- Ханамов, Чары (1984). Залог успеха : [Опыт работы дир. совхоза "Теджен" Теджен. р-на Ашхабад. обл.]. Ashgabat.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - "Ханамов Чары". Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- "Turkmenistan Accuses Russia in Attempt on Its President's Life". The New York Times. 27 November 2002. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
- "Turkmen opposition urges return home for election". bdnews24.com. 23 December 2006. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
- "Туркменистан: Осуждение лидера оппозиции признано незаконным". Human Rights Watch. 31 December 2002.
- "Way: Altyn Asyr (261862786)". Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- "ТУРКМЕНСКИЙ СОВХОЗ "ТЕДЖЕН".. (1969)". Retrieved 7 April 2021.
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