Ýolöten
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Ýolöten or Iolatan is a town
and capital of Ýolöten District
in the Mary Province
of Turkmenistan
. The city is located in the delta of the Murgab River
, 55 kilometers southeast of the Mary, Turkmenistan
. Ýolöten lies on the railway line of Mary - Serhetabat
. As of 1989 the town had a population of 18,644, with a total of some 35,000 in the town and surrounding district.The 2009 estimate is 37,705. The town was established in 1939.
has revealed that the South Ýolöten-Osman gas field, located south of the town ranks among the world’s five biggest, with possible reserves of 4 tcm to 14 tcm of gas.
The crude oil extracted at Ýolöten is transported to the Seýdi
Oil Refinery. In the first half of 2006 the Seýdi oil refinery produced 446 thousand tons of oil products.
Neighboring Iran
is a major importer of Turkmen gas extracted from the Ýolöten area. Some 10 billion cubic meters of gas will be exported to Iran per year from the Ýolöten gas field in the future due to a 2009 agreement between the governments of Iran and Turkmenistan involving people such as Gholam Hossein Nozari
, the Iranian Minister of Oil and the Turkmen Deputy Prime Minister, Täçberdi Tagyýew
.
In the district around Ýolöten the growing of cotton and rearing of cattle is also of note. There is also a Research Institute for plant breeding and seed production of fine cotton.
In the city of Ýolöten there is a monument which features the letters of Ýolöten on individual boards in brown and pale orange shade with a pictorial background. The streets of Ýolöten are lined with trees, and its main street is a boulevard, with two rows of trees running right through the middle. There is also a hydroelectric dam in the area.
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 Ýolöten District
Ýolöten District
Ýolöten District is a district of Mary Province in Turkmenistan. The administrative center of the district is the town of Ýolöten....
in the Mary Province
Mary Province
Mary Province is one of the welayatlar of Turkmenistan. It is in the south-east of the country, bordering Afghanistan. Its capital is the city of Mary. Its area is and population 1,480,400...
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 city is located in the delta of the Murgab River
Murgab River
Murghāb , or Morghāb, also transliterated from Tajiki Мурғоб and Russian Мургаб as Murghob and Murgab, is the name of two distinct rivers in Central Asia:...
, 55 kilometers southeast of the Mary, Turkmenistan
Mary, Turkmenistan
Mary is the capital city of Mary Province in Turkmenistan. Former names include Merv, Meru and Margiana. It is located at . The city is an oasis in the Karakum Desert, located on the Murghab river. In 2009, Mary had a population of 123,000 , up from 92,000 in the 1989 census.-History:The ancient...
. Ýolöten lies on the railway line of Mary - Serhetabat
Serhetabat
Serhetabat is a small town in the Mary Province in Turkmenistan, located in the valley of the Kushka River. Population: 5,200 ....
. As of 1989 the town had a population of 18,644, with a total of some 35,000 in the town and surrounding district.The 2009 estimate is 37,705. The town was established in 1939.
Economy
Economically it is an important town in the oil and gas industries with oil fields such as the South Yoloten Field. A study by British firm Gaffney, Cline & AssociatesGaffney, Cline & Associates
Gaffney, Cline & Associates is a petroleum consulting company headquartered in Alton, the United Kingdom, with offices in London, Houston, Moscow, Buenos Aires, Singapore, Almaty, and Sydney.Gaffney, Cline & Associates was founded in 1962...
has revealed that the South Ýolöten-Osman gas field, located south of the town ranks among the world’s five biggest, with possible reserves of 4 tcm to 14 tcm of gas.
The crude oil extracted at Ýolöten is transported to the Seýdi
Seýdi
Seýdi is a town in Mary Province in Turkmenistan. It also serves as a city district within the Seýdi District....
Oil Refinery. In the first half of 2006 the Seýdi oil refinery produced 446 thousand tons of oil products.
Neighboring Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
is a major importer of Turkmen gas extracted from the Ýolöten area. Some 10 billion cubic meters of gas will be exported to Iran per year from the Ýolöten gas field in the future due to a 2009 agreement between the governments of Iran and Turkmenistan involving people such as Gholam Hossein Nozari
Gholam Hossein Nozari
Gholam Hossein Nozari was the last Minister of Petroleum of Iran.He was born in Kazerun.In February 2008, he announced that the Minister of Economy and Finance Affairs, Davoud Danesh-Jafari, would become the head of the Iranian Oil Bourse, which opened on February 17, 2008 on Kish...
, the Iranian Minister of Oil and the Turkmen Deputy Prime Minister, Täçberdi Tagyýew
Täçberdi Tagyýew
Täçberdi Tagyýew or Tachberdy Tagyev is a Turkmen politician. He is deputy chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan....
.
In the district around Ýolöten the growing of cotton and rearing of cattle is also of note. There is also a Research Institute for plant breeding and seed production of fine cotton.
In the city of Ýolöten there is a monument which features the letters of Ýolöten on individual boards in brown and pale orange shade with a pictorial background. The streets of Ýolöten are lined with trees, and its main street is a boulevard, with two rows of trees running right through the middle. There is also a hydroelectric dam in the area.
