Anau

This article is about the Turkmenistan city . For the former ICAO code, see Nauru International Airport.
Anau
Änew

Ak Bugdaý (White Wheat) Museum
Anau

Location in Turkmenistan

Coordinates: 37°53′N 58°32′E / 37.883°N 58.533°E
Country Turkmenistan
Province Ahal Province
Population (1989 census)[1]
  Total 9,332

Anau (also spelled Annau, Turkmen: Änew), Turkmenistan, capital of Ahal Province, is a city 8 kilometers southeast of Ashgabat which is connected via the M37 highway. Traces of habitation in the area date back to the 4th millennia BC, with fine painted potteries.[2] The name Anau is from Persian ab-i nau (آب نو) meaning "New Water".

In 2003, the city built a new stadium and in 2005 a major Museum Ak bugday.

References

  1. Population census 1989, Demoscope Weekly, No. 359-360, 1–18 January 2009 (search for Туркменская ССР) (Russian)
  2. Langer, William L., ed. (1972). An Encyclopedia of World History (5th ed.). Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company. p. 17. ISBN 0-395-13592-3.

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Coordinates: 37°53′N 58°32′E / 37.883°N 58.533°E