Ruhabat
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Ruhabat is a town
and capital of Ruhabat District
in the Ahal Province
of Turkmenistan
.
The town was known as Imeni Ovezberdy Kuliyeva until October 2001, when President Saparmurat Niyazov
renamed it, at the same time changing the name of Ashgabat District to Ruhabat District, in honor of the Ruhnama
.
On October 22, 2008 , a new textile factory was officially opened in the district, providing jobs for 550 people. The factory specialises in velvet and is expected to produce some one million meters of printed and painted silk velvet per year. The factory was built by Turkish company "5M Inşaat Tekstil Ithalat Sanayi Ticaret LTD Sti
" but the framework for the factory was established as a result of intergovernmental agreements between Turkmenistan and the People's Republic of China. The total cost of the project is 28.75 million U.S. dollars. The equipment for the factory was supplied by Chinese company "Jum Shui".
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 Ruhabat District
Ruhabat District
Ruhabat District is a district of Ahal Province in Turkmenistan. Before October 2001 it was known as Ashgabat District.On October 22, 2008 , a new textile factory was officially opened in the district, providing jobs for 550 people. The factory specialises in velvet and is expected to produce some...
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...
.
The town was known as Imeni Ovezberdy Kuliyeva until October 2001, when President Saparmurat Niyazov
Saparmurat Niyazov
Saparmurat Atayevich Niyazov; , was a Turkmen politician who served as President of Turkmenistan from 2 November 1990 until his death in 2006...
renamed it, at the same time changing the name of Ashgabat District to Ruhabat District, in honor of the Ruhnama
Ruhnama
Ruhnama , is a book written by Saparmurat Niyazov, late President for Life of Turkmenistan, combining spiritual/moral guidance, autobiography and revisionist history, much of it is of dubious or disputed factuality and accuracy. The text includes many stories and poems, including those by Sufi poet...
.
On October 22, 2008 , a new textile factory was officially opened in the district, providing jobs for 550 people. The factory specialises in velvet and is expected to produce some one million meters of printed and painted silk velvet per year. The factory was built by Turkish company "5M Inşaat Tekstil Ithalat Sanayi Ticaret LTD Sti
5M Inşaat Tekstil Ithalat Sanayi Ticaret LTD Sti
5M Inşaat Tekstil Ithalat Sanayi Ticaret LTD Sti is a Turkish textile and building firm. The company is based in Istanbul but has providing the building expertise for a number of projects in Turkmenistan. In 2008 they built a velvet factory in Ruhabat District of Turkmenistan.-External links:*...
" but the framework for the factory was established as a result of intergovernmental agreements between Turkmenistan and the People's Republic of China. The total cost of the project is 28.75 million U.S. dollars. The equipment for the factory was supplied by Chinese company "Jum Shui".