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City profile · Turkmenistan · Asia

Arkadag

City population
40,524
#11
in Turkmenistan
#2
in Ahal
#13,811
worldwide
AshgabatArkadag
38.071, 58.066 · 31 km from Ashgabat
City population
40,524
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Turkmenistan
#11
of 35 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#13,811
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Turkmenistan
0.5%
of the national population

About Arkadag

Arkadag is a city in Ahal, Turkmenistan with a population of 40,524. It is the 11th largest of the 35 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Turkmenistan, and the 13,811th largest worldwide. It lies 31 km from Ashgabat.

Position in Turkmenistan
#11of 35
LargestSmallest
Position in Ahal
#2of 8
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Region
Rank in region
#2of 8
Distance to capital
to Ashgabat
Elevation
229 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Ashgabat
Coordinates
38.071, 58.066
Record updated
2026-01-06
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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