Kaka, Turkmenistan
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Kaka also known as Kaakhka, Kaakcha or Chaacha is a town
and capital of Kaka District
in the Ahal Province
of Turkmenistan
. It lies on the Trans-Caspian railway
.
There was fighting between the Trans Caspian Mensheviks and the Tashkent Bolsheviks on 28 August, 11 and 18 September 1918 during the Russian Civil War
Troops of the British India Army were involved.
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
and capital of Kaka District
Kaka District
Kaka District is a district of Ahal Province in Turkmenistan.In ancient times the area was a fertile agricultural plain to the north of the Kopet Dag mountain range. A number of important bronze age sites exist in the area, such as the Ulug Depe.-References:...
in the Ahal Province
Ahal Province
Ahal Province is one of the welayat of Turkmenistan. It is in the south-center of the country, bordering Iran and Afghanistan along the Kopet Dag Range. Its area is and population 939,700...
of Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan , formerly also known as Turkmenia is one of the Turkic states in Central Asia. Until 1991, it was a constituent republic of the Soviet Union, the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic . Turkmenistan is one of the six independent Turkic states...
. It lies on the Trans-Caspian railway
Trans-Caspian railway
The Trans-Caspian Railway is a railway that follows the path of the Silk Road through much of western Central Asia. It was built by the Russian Empire during its expansion into Central Asia in the 19th century. The railway was started in 1879, following the Russian defeat of Khokand...
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There was fighting between the Trans Caspian Mensheviks and the Tashkent Bolsheviks on 28 August, 11 and 18 September 1918 during the Russian Civil War
Russian Civil War
The Russian Civil War was a multi-party war that occurred within the former Russian Empire after the Russian provisional government collapsed to the Soviets, under the domination of the Bolshevik party. Soviet forces first assumed power in Petrograd The Russian Civil War (1917–1923) was a...
Troops of the British India Army were involved.