Jebel, Turkmenistan

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 is located in Turkmenistan
Jebel
Jebel
Location in Turkmenistan
Coordinates: 39°37′51″N 54°14′14″E
Country Turkmenistan
ProvinceBalkan Province
CityCity of Balkanabat
Time zoneUTC+5

Etymology

Jebel means "mountain" in Arabic, and refers in this case to a nearby peak in the Balkhan Range.[4]

Economy

Jebel 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

Four 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

Jebel 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
1959[14]1970[15]1979[16]1989[17]
4389635379787697

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Объявлен тендер на строительство аэропорта недалеко от курорта «Моллакара»" (in Russian). Chronicles of Turkmenistan. 14 December 2021.
  3. Обновлена инфраструктура бальнеотерапевтического курорта «Моллакара»
  4. Ataniyazov, Soltansha (1970). Түркменистаның Топонимик Сѳзлүги (in Turkmen). Ylym. p. 131.
  5. В посёлке Джебел на западе Туркменистана открыт каолиновый завод
  6. "Jebel Cement Factory". Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  7. На западе Туркменистана построен крупнейший в стране цементный завод
  8. Президент Туркменистана принял участие в открытии ряда объектов на западе страны
  9. Окладников А. П. Пещера Джебел — памятник древней культуры прикаспийских племен Туркмении, Тр. ЮТАКЭ, т. 7, Аш., 1956.
  10. "Рядом с курортом "Моллакара" в Туркменистане планируют построить аэропорт" (in Russian). Turkmen.news. 15 December 2020.
  11. "ADFD allocates $99.91m for projects in Turkmenistan". TradeArabia. 10 June 2021.
  12. "TURKMENISTAN AIRLINES Timetable". Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  13. "Way: Jebel (406443351)". Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  14. Перепись-1959
  15. Перепись-1970
  16. Перепись-1979
  17. Перепись-1989
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