Jebel
Jebel şäherçesi | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Coordinates: 39°37′51″N 54°14′14″E / 39.63083°N 54.23722°E / 39.63083; 54.23722 | |
| Country |  Turkmenistan |
| Province | Balkan Province |
| District | Balkanabat |
| Population (2022 official census) | |
• Town | 15,816 |
| • Urban | 15,056 |
| • Rural | 760 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 |
Jebel is a town in Balkan Province, Turkmenistan. It is subordinate to the city of Balkanabat[1] and the nearest municipality to the Mollagara Sanitorium, which is four kilometers distant.[2][3] As of 2022, Jebel reached a population of 15,056 people[4].
Etymology
Jebel means "mountain" in Arabic, and refers in this case to a nearby peak in the Balkhan Range.[5]
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.[6] In 2011 Turkish Polimeks built Turkmenistan's largest cement plant in Jebel, capable of producing one million tons of cement per year.[7][8] In 2014 a plant was opened for packaging medicinal mud and sea salt.[9]
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.[10]
Transportation
The Balkanabat International Airport is located a few kilometers away from Jebel. [11][12] The airport accepts domestic and international flights.[13][14]
Jebel is located at the junction of the M37 highway and the P-17 highway, which leads to the Cheleken Peninsula.[15]
The rail line between Türkmenbaşy and Ashgabat passes through Jebel, which has its own rail station.
Population
| 1959[16] | 1970[17] | 1979[18] | 1989[19] | 2022[4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4389 | 6353 | 7978 | 7697 | 15056 |
Dependencies
Jebel as a town has 3 dependent rural village:
Jebel, town:
- 123-nji duralga, village
- Mollagara, village
- Zähmet, village
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Объявлен тендер на строительство аэропорта недалеко от курорта «Моллакара»" (in Russian). Chronicles of Turkmenistan. 14 December 2021.
- ^ Обновлена инфраструктура бальнеотерапевтического курорта «Моллакара»
- ^ a b "Türkmenistanyň Statistika baradaky döwlet komiteti". www.stat.gov.tm. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
- ^ Ataniyazov, Soltansha (1970). Түркменистаның Топонимик Сѳзлүги (in Turkmen). Ylym. p. 131.
- ^ В посёлке Джебел на западе Туркменистана открыт каолиновый завод
- ^ "Jebel Cement Factory". Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. 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.
- ^ Turkmenistan Inaugurates New Balkanabat International Airport
- ^ "ADFD allocates $99.91m for projects in Turkmenistan". TradeArabia. 10 June 2021.
- ^ Belavia будет выполнять полеты в Балканабат
- ^ "TURKMENISTAN AIRLINES Timetable". Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "Way: Jebel (406443351)". 12 May 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ Перепись-1959
- ^ Перепись-1970
- ^ Перепись-1979
- ^ Перепись-1989
