Jebel (Russian: Джебел, romanized Russian: Dzhebel, Cyrillic Turkmen: Җебел) is a town in Balkan Province, Turkmenistan, that is subordinate to the city of Balkanabat.[1] It is the nearest municipality to the Mollagara Sanitorium, which is four kilometers distant.[2][3]
Jebel
Җебел Russian Джебел (Dzhebel) | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Jebel Location in Turkmenistan | |
| Coordinates: 39°37′51″N 54°14′14″E / 39.63083°N 54.23722°E | |
| Country |  Turkmenistan |
| Province | Balkan Province |
| City | City of Balkanabat |
| Time zone | UTC+5 |
Etymology
editJebel means "mountain" in Arabic, and refers in this case to a nearby peak in the Balkhan Range.[4]
Economy
editJebel serves as a support and logistics center for oil extraction operations in Balkan Province, particularly on the Cheleken Peninsula. It is also a center for mining and milling of table salt. In 2008 a kaolin plant was opened in Jebel.[5] In 2011 Turkish Polimeks built Turkmenistan's largest cement plant in Jebel, capable of producing one million tons of cement per year.[6][7] In 2014 a plant was opened for packaging medicinal mud and sea salt.[8]
Archeological site
editFour kilometers east of the Jebel train station in the Greater Balkhan range is the Jebel cave, in which A.P. Okladnikov found in 1949-1950 a multilayer archeological site dating from the Mesolithic through the Neolithic and Early Bronze ages.[9]
Transportation
editJebel is the site of a municipal airport. The airport is scheduled for renovation and upgrading.[2][10][11] The airport does not offer scheduled passenger service.[12] Jebel is located at the junction of the M37 highway and the P-17 highway, which leads to the Cheleken Peninsula.[13] The rail line between Türkmenbaşy and Ashgabat passes through Jebel, which has its own rail station.
Population
edit| 1959[14] | 1970[15] | 1979[16] | 1989[17] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4389 | 6353 | 7978 | 7697 |
References
edit- ^ "Türkmenistanyň Mejlisiniň 2010-njy ýylyň 10-njy maýynda kabul eden № 112-1V kararyna GOŞUNDY Türkmenistanyň dolandyryş çäk birlikleriniň SANAWY" (PDF) (in Turkmen). Parliament of Turkmenistan. p. 82.
- ^ a b "Объявлен тендер на строительство аэропорта недалеко от курорта «Моллакара»" (in Russian). Chronicles of Turkmenistan. 14 December 2021.
- ^ Обновлена инфраструктура бальнеотерапевтического курорта «Моллакара»
- ^ Ataniyazov, Soltansha (1970). Түркменистаның Топонимик Сѳзлүги (in Turkmen). Ylym. p. 131.
- ^ В посёлке Джебел на западе Туркменистана открыт каолиновый завод
- ^ "Jebel Cement Factory". Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ На западе Туркменистана построен крупнейший в стране цементный завод
- ^ Президент Туркменистана принял участие в открытии ряда объектов на западе страны
- ^ Окладников А. П. Пещера Джебел — памятник древней культуры прикаспийских племен Туркмении, Тр. ЮТАКЭ, т. 7, Аш., 1956.
- ^ "Рядом с курортом "Моллакара" в Туркменистане планируют построить аэропорт" (in Russian). Turkmen.news. 15 December 2020.
- ^ "ADFD allocates $99.91m for projects in Turkmenistan". TradeArabia. 10 June 2021.
- ^ "TURKMENISTAN AIRLINES Timetable". Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "Way: Jebel (406443351)". 12 May 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ Перепись-1959
- ^ Перепись-1970
- ^ Перепись-1979
- ^ Перепись-1989