Bagtyyarlyk_District

Bagtyýarlyk District

Bagtyýarlyk District

District in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan


Bagtyýarlyk District is a borough of Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. As a borough, it is headed by a presidentially appointed mayor (Turkmen: häkim).[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]

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Etymology

The word bagtyýarlyk simply means "having luck or happiness".[16] This name stems from the Persian word "Bakhtyar" (بختیار) meaning "luck or happiness", plus the suffix "-lyk", denoting one who has luck or happiness.

Places of interest


References

  1. "Ashgabat - OpenStreetMap Wiki". wiki.openstreetmap.org. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  2. Постановление Меджлиса Туркменистана "О вопросах административных территорий этрапов города Ашхабада" 06 August 2018 (published in official daily newspaper Нейтральный Туркменистан 7 August 2018, page 2, with map)
  3. Frank, Allen J.; Touch-Werner, Jeren (October 20, 1999). Turkmen-English Dictionary (in English and Turkmen). Kensington, Maryland: Dunwoody Press. ISBN 978-1881265290.

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