Ashgabat
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- proper noun
- Charitonova believes a virtual arms race is going on between Baku and Ashgabat, and that the latest Turkmen maneuvers are held in response to military exercises conducted by Azerbaijan in April of this year.
- Ashgabat, the capital
Examples
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In 2003, Gazprom signed a twenty-five-year agreement with Ashgabat to buy 1.8 trillion cubic meters of gas for $44 per 1,000 cubic meters.
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70 Russia also apparently bought Ashgabat's natural gas supply at low prices and resold it to Turkey at a 300 percent markup.
Academic text (1996) -
Besides the two main cities, i.e., Dargaz (Iran) and Ashgabat (the capital of Turkmenistan) near our study area (Fig. 1), local communities live in villages with populations ranging between 30 and 400 households.
Academic text (2018) -
The 23rd International Conference "Oil and Gas of Turkmenistan 2018" will be held in Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan, on November 20-21, 2018.
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A woman looks out from her stall selling traditional garments and textiles at a market in the Turkmen capital, Ashgabat.
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In Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan, Teliha says he was particularly struck by the Independence Monument, which commemorates the nation's 1991 break from the Soviet Union.
Synonyms
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The capital and largest city of Turkmenistan near the Iran border
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ashgabat likely comes from Persian parts eshq 'love' and -abad 'city'. A helpful way to remember it is as the 'city of love', which also reminds you that Ashgabat is a city and the capital of Turkmenistan.