Mollanepes

Mollanepes is a town and capital of Wekilbazar District, Mary Province, Turkmenistan.^[1] It is located approximately 10 kilometers east of the city of Mary.

Mollanepes adyndaky şäherçe Russian: имени Полторацского, romanized Russian: imeni Poltoratskogo (1975-1993)
Town
Mollanepes adyndaky şäherçe Location in Turkmenistan
Coordinates: 37°36′17″N 61°55′27″E
Country	Turkmenistan
Province	Mary Province
District	Wekilbazar District
Time zone	UTC+5

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.