Türkmenbaşy

Turkmenbashi, formerly known as Krasnovodsk, is a beautiful coastal city of 68,000 people (2015) on the Caspian Sea in Balkan Province. It serves as Turkmenistan's main access to the sea and has much of the country's oil refineries. Wikivoyage

Population 91,745 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Turkmenistan

• 112AnyAll emergencies

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Getting around

• Türkmenbaşy 2.8 km
• Turkmenbashy Train-Ferry Terminal 4.2 km
• Turkmenbasy Passenger Ferry 4.4 km
• Turkmenbashy Passenger Ferry Terminal 4.6 km
• Rzd. No 132 4.7 km
• Ro-Ro / Ro-Pax Terminal 4.9 km

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