Derweze District
district in Ahal Province, Turkmenistan
Derweze District is a former district of Ahal Province in Turkmenistan. Before October 2001 it was known as Ashgabat District. In 2013 Ruhabat District was renamed Derweze District and part of it was annexed by the city of Ashgabat as the Ruhabat District of that city. Ruhabat District of Ashgabat was then abolished in 2018.
Derweze District of Ahal Province was subsequently abolished and its territory assigned to Gökdepe District. As of 2021 it was no longer listed among the districts of Ahal Province on the provincial government's official website.
Attractions
Gurtly Bird Sanctuary is located some 5 km from the former town and seat of Ruhabat, now the site of the administrative center of Bagtyyarlyk District of Ashgabat.
Economy
On October 22, 2008, a new textile factory was officially opened in the district, providing jobs for 550 people. The factory specializes in velvet and is designed to produce one million meters of printed and painted silk velvet per year. The factory was built by the Turkish company "5M Inşaat Tekstil Ithalat Sanayi Ticaret LTD Sti" but the framework for the factory was established as a result of intergovernmental agreements between Turkmenistan and the People's Republic of China.
“Derweze District” enters the record as district in Ahal Province, Turkmenistan. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Derweze, District and district can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 20, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2343601. Authority coordinates are 38.167, 58.367. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2001, 2013, 2018 and 2021.
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