Şatlyk is a city in Sakarçäge District, Mary Region, Turkmenistan.[2]
Şatlyk
Şehitli / Шехитли (?-1971) | |
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  Şatlyk Location in Turkmenistan | |
| Coordinates: 37°36′N 61°35′E / 37.600°N 61.583°E | |
| Country |  Turkmenistan |
| Province | Mary Province |
| District | Sakarçäge District |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 7,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 |
Etymology edit
Prior to 1971 the settlement was known as Şehitli. The word şehit in Turkmen means "martyr" or "someone who dies an untimely death", but the reference is obscure. The word şatlyk, on the other hand, means "joy, happiness".[3][4]
Economy edit
Şatlyk's main industry is natural gas extraction from the Shatlyk Gas Field. The Shatlyk compressor station is nearby. A large poultry farm is located east of the city.
Transportation edit
Şatlyk lies on the P-9 highway, which connects to the outskirts of the city of Mary to the east and intersects with the M37 highway at the town of Deňizhan to the southwest. It is near the Mary-Turkmenabat rail line of the Trans-Caspian Railway and is served by Garybata rail station. Near Şatlyk, at the Şatlyk compressor station, is the start of the East–West pipeline for transport of natural gas.
References edit
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Постановление Меджлиса Милли Генгеша Туркменистана" (in Russian). Электронная газета «Золотой век». 10 November 2022.
- ^ Frank, Allen J.; Touch-Werner, Jeren (October 20, 1999). Turkmen-English Dictionary (in English and Turkmen). Kensington, Maryland: Dunwoody Press. ISBN 978-1881265290.
- ^ Atanyýazow, Soltanşa (1980). Түркменистаның Географик Атларының Дүшүндиришли Сөзлүги [Explanatory Dictionary of Geographic Names in Turkmenistan]. Ashgabat: Ylym. p. 315.