Hazar, Turkmenistan
Hazar
Hazar şäherçesi | |
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Town | |
Central square of Hazar, Balkan Province, Turkmenistan, with statue of Saparmurat Niyazov | |
Hazar Location in Turkmenistan | |
| Coordinates: 39°24′46″N 53°7′41″E / 39.41278°N 53.12806°E | |
| Country | Turkmenistan |
| Province | Balkan Province |
| District | Balkanabat |
| Established | 1956 (as a city) |
| Population (2022 official census) | |
• Town | 15,436 |
| • Urban | 14,671 |
| • Rural | 765 |
Hazar, known as Çeleken until 1999 (Russian: Челекен, romanized: Cheleken) is a seaport town in Turkmenistan located on the Cheleken Peninsula of the Caspian Sea. In November 2022, it was downgraded from city-with-district-status to a town and, along with Gumdag, became subordinate to the city of Balkanabat. As of 2022, its population reached 14,671 people.