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Town in Wekilbazar District, Mary Province, Turkmenistan Town in Mary Province, Turkmenistan
Mollanepes adyndaky şäherçe Russian: имени Полторацского,
romanized Russian: imeni Poltoratskogo (1975-1993)
Town
Mollanepes adyndaky şäherçe is located in TurkmenistanMollanepes adyndaky şäherçeMollanepes adyndaky şäherçeLocation in Turkmenistan
Coordinates: 37°36′17″N 61°55′27″E / 37.60472°N 61.92417°E / 37.60472; 61.92417
Country Turkmenistan
ProvinceMary Province
DistrictWekilbazar District
Time zoneUTC+5

Mollanepes is a town and capital of Wekilbazar District, Mary Province, Turkmenistan. It is located approximately 10 kilometers east of the city of Mary.

Etymology

The official name is "Town named for Mollanepes". The town was renamed by decree in 1993 in honor of a prominent 19th-century Turkmen writer, Kadyrberdy Ogly Mollanepes. Prior to that it was named in honor of Pavel Poltoratskiy, a Russian revolutionary.

Transportation

Mollanepes is served by the M37 highway, a rail station on the Trans-Caspian Railway, the Karakum Canal, and the Mary International Airport.

References

  1. "Türkmenistanyň Mejlisiniň Karary, Türkmenistanyň dolandyryş-çäk birlikleriniň Sanawy hakynda № 112-IV" (PDF). Government of Turkmenistan. 10 May 2010. p. 83.
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