Murgap District, Turkmenistan

This article is about the district of Turkmenistan. For the district in Afghanistan, see Murghab District. For the district in Tajikistan, see Murghob District.

Murgap District is a district of Mary Province in Turkmenistan. The administrative center of the district is the town of Murgap.

Murgap District Murgap etraby 1957- Stalin etraby 1933-1957
District
Murgap etraby
Country	Turkmenistan
Province	Mary Province
Capital	Murgap
Area
• Total	2,327 sq mi (6,028 km2)
Population  (2022 census)[1]
• Total	190,218
• Density	82/sq mi (32/km2)
Time zone	UTC+5

Founded as Stalin District in February 1935, this district joined Mary four years later, in November 1939. Twenty-two years later, it was renamed to its current name, Murgap, as part of a de-Stalinization campaign. It was administered directly by the Turkmen SSR government after Mary dissolved in January 1963.

In December 1970, Murgap joined Mary again, where it stays until this day.

Administrative Subdivisions

• Cities (şäherler)
  • Murgap
• Towns (şäherçeler)
  • Deňizhan (inc. Kiçi Hanhowuz, Sähra)
  • Oguzhan
• Village councils (geňeşlikler)
  • Azatlyk (Köşk)
  • Birleşik (Birleşik)
  • Çäçdepe (Çäçdepe)
  • Çöňür (Çöňür, Arygoba, Täzeoba)
  • Dostluk (Dostluk)
  • Deňizhan (Deňizhan, Agzybirlik)
  • Galkynyş (Çemçedepe)
  • Gatyýap (Gatyýap, Suhtyýap)
  • Gowşutbent (Penjiwar, Akýer, Garaşsyzlyk, Bentlioba)
  • Gökdepe (Gökdepe, Amaşaýap)
  • G. (Gylyçdurdy) Sähetmyradow adyndaky (G.Sähetmyradow adyndaky)
  • H. (Hyrslan) Jumaýew adyndaky (H.Jumaýew adyndaky)
  • Miras (Gowkuzereň)
  • Mülkýazy (Mülkýazy, Gökleň, Gülperi)
  • Rowaçlyk (Rowaçlyk, Amaşa)
  • Suhty (Suhty, Goşaköpri, Mülkaman, Birleşik)
  • Şordepe (Şordepe, Meýletinlik, Ýagtylyk
  • Watan (Daşaýak, Watan)
  • Ylham (Gojukkölýap)