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City profile · Turkmenistan · Asia

Abadan

City population
39,481
#13
in Turkmenistan
#3
in Ahal
#14,157
worldwide
AshgabatAbadan
38.054, 58.197 · 20 km from Ashgabat
City population
39,481
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Turkmenistan
#13
of 35 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#14,157
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Turkmenistan
0.5%
of the national population

About Abadan

Abadan is a city in Ahal, Turkmenistan with a population of 39,481. It is the 13th largest of the 35 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Turkmenistan, and the 14,157th largest worldwide. It lies 20 km from Ashgabat.

Position in Turkmenistan
#13of 35
LargestSmallest
Position in Ahal
#3of 8
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Region
Rank in region
#3of 8
Distance to capital
to Ashgabat
Elevation
228 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Ashgabat
Coordinates
38.054, 58.197
Record updated
2023-03-23
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 35 in Turkmenistan

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

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