Aşgabat

Aşgabat
Aşgabat
Capital city
	Seal
	Location of Ashgabat in Turkmenistan
	Ashgabat Location of Ashgabat in Turkmenistan
	Coordinates: 37°56′15″N 58°22′48″E / 37.93750°N 58.38000°ECoordinates: 37°56′15″N 58°22′48″E / 37.93750°N 58.38000°E
Country	Turkmenistan
Founded	1881
Government
• Type	Presidential
• Mayor	Ýaztagan Gylyjow
Area
• Total	917.6 km2 (354.3 sq mi)
Elevation	273 m (896 ft)
Population (2019[source?])
• Total	1,031,992
• Density	1,124.66/km2 (2,912.87/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+05:00
• Summer (DST)	UTC+05:00 (not observed)
Postal code	744000–744040
Vehicle registration	AG
Website	ashgabat.gov.tm

Aşgabat (Turkmen: Aşgabat; Persian: عشق آباد, UniPers: Ešq-âbâd; Russian: Ашхаба́д - Ashkhabád) is the capital city of Turkmenistan. It also spelled as Ashgabat, Ashkabat, Ashkhabad, Ashgabad. Aşgabat has a population of 695,300 (2001) and is between the Karakum desert and the Kopet Dag mountain range. The name is believed to borrow from the Persian Ashk-abad meaning "the City of Arsaces". Another explanation is that the name is a corruption of the Persian Eshq (Love) + abad (natured place or city), and therefore loosely translates as "The city built by/from love". Aşgabat is at 37°58′N 58°20′E (37.9667, 58.333). Aşgabat's major ethnic groups are: Turkmen, Russians, Armenians, and Azeris. Arsaces was king of Persia and his name appears between 3 and 4 times in the Bible.