Ahal Province

It is in the sooth-centre o the kintra, borderin Iran an Afghanistan alang the Kopet Dag Range. Its aurie is 97,160 km² (37,510 sq mi) an population 939,700 (2005 est.). In 2000, Ahal Province accoontit for 14% o Turkmenistan's population, 11% o the total number o employed, 23% o agricultural production (bi value), an 31% o the kintra's total industrial production.

Ahal's agriculture is irrigatit bi the Karakum Canal, which stretches aw the way athort the province frae east tae wast, trackin Turkmenistan's soothren border. Anither water source is Tejen River, which flows north frae Afghanistan in the sooth-east corner o the province, passin through twa lairge reservoirs sooth o the ceety o Tejen.

Ahal is kent for the Geok Tepe battle o 1881, today the site o an imposin new mosque Archived 2010-01-17 at the Wayback Machine, an for the Baharden unnergrund warm lake (in the Kov Ata karst cave), baith wast o Ashgabat.

The caipital o Ahal Province is Anau (or Annau), a toun on the sooth-eastren ootskirts o Ashgabat. Ither notable touns are Abadan (umwhile Büzmeýin, Roushie: Безмеин) north-wast o Ashgabat an Tejen in the sooth-east near the border wi Mary Province. Turkmenistan's lairgest ceety, Ashgabat, is locatit athin the Ahal Province, but it haes the status o a special caipital destrict ootside the provincial jurisdiction.

Ahal Province is admeenistratively dividit intae 8 destricts (etraplar; singular etrap) an 2 ceeties (il) that hae etrap status. Name chynges since 1995 are shown in parentheses:

 

• Abadan Ceety (formerly Büzmeýin Ceety)
• Tejen Ceety – granted etrap status on 3 February 2008
• Akbugdaý District (umwhile Gäwers Destrict)
• Babadaýhan District
• Baharly District (umwhile Bäherden Destrict)
• Gökdepe District
• Kaka District
• Ruhabat District
• Sarahs District
• Tejen District