Gyzylarbat District

Gyzylarbat District Gyzylarbat Etraby Serdar Etraby 1999-2022
District
Country	Turkmenistan
Province	Balkan Province
Capital	Gyzylarbat
Area
• Total	3,804 sq mi (9,852 km2)
Population  (2022 census) [1]
• Total	72,473
• Density	19/sq mi (7.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC+5 (+5)

Gyzylarbat District (from 1999 until late 2022 Serdar District) is a district of Balkan Province in Turkmenistan. The administrative center of the district is the city of Gyzylarbat. It was the old Iranian district of Farava (Paraw). The name Gyzylarbat was restored by decree of the Turkmen parliament on 9 November 2022. ^[2]

Administrative Subdivisions

• Cities (şäherler)
  • Gyzylarbat (Formerly known as Serdar)

• Towns (şäherçeler)
  • Janahyr

• Village councils (geňeşlikler)
  • Arkaç (Garabogaz, Arkaç, Çerkezli, Melegoç, Ýylgynly, Tutly, Ýalkym)
  • Döwletmämmet Azady adyndaky (D.Azady adyndaky, Sarp, Hasar, Şatlyk, Ýaşlyk)
  • Goç (Goç, Goç bekedi, Parahat, Zaw, Zaw bekedi)
  • Hasar (Çukur, Bendesen, Jejirs)
  • Hojagala (Hojagala)
  • Paraw (Paraw, Janahyr bekedi)
  • Purnuwar (Purnuwar)

References

1. "Turkmenistan: Administrative Division - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
2. "Постановление Меджлиса Милли Генгеша Туркменистана" (in Russian). Электронная газета «Золотой век». 10 November 2022.