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Türkmenbaşy, previously known as Shagadam (Turkmen: Şagadam), Krasnovodsk (Russian: Красноводск) and Kyzyl-Su, is a city in Balkan Province in western Turkmenistan, on the Türkmenbaşy Gulf of the Caspian Sea. It sits at an elevation of 27 metres (89 feet).[citation needed] The population (est 2004) was 86,800, mostly ethnic Turkmens but also Russian, Armenian and Azeri minorities. As the terminus of the Trans-Caspian Railway and site of a major seaport on the Caspian, it is an important transportation center. The city is also the site of Turkmenistan's largest oil refining complex. This city should not be confused with the similarly named town of Türkmenbaşy (Turkmen: Türkmenbaşy şäherçesi), formerly called Janga (Russian: Джанга, Cyrillic Turkmen: Җанга), also in Balkan Province, or the city of Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy adyndaky in Daşoguz Province. In 1717, Russian Prince Alexander Bekovich-Cherkassky landed and established a secret fortified settlement on this location, where the dry b

Türkmenbaşy, Turkmenistan - Wikipedia Jump to content Coordinates : 40°01′N 52°58′E / 40.017°N 52.967°E / 40.017; 52.967 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia City in Balkan Province, Turkmenistan For other uses, see Türkmenbaşy . This article needs more complete citations for verification . Please help add missing citation information so that sources are clearly identifiable. ( March 2017 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) {{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c-zH0_SOxRgC&q=%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B0+%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D0%BA%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B1%D0%B0%D1

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