Tejen District

Tejen District
Tejen etraby
Etymology: Vambery derived it from the words tei-e hend (tei-e kent, tei— “down”, kent - “village”, “city”) and derived from that “downstream of the city,” “downstream of the city,” or “downstream of the river".
Tejen District
Coordinates: 37°22′N 60°30′E / 37.367°N 60.500°E / 37.367; 60.500
Country Turkmenistan
ProvinceAhal Province
CapitalTejen
Government
 • häkimGuwançmyrat Orazmyradowiç Ýazmyradow
Area
 • Total
12,000 km2 (4,600 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 census)
 • Total
181,961
 • Density15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5

Tejen District is a district of Ahal Province in Turkmenistan. It covers an area of 12,000 km2 with an estimated 180,000 people in 2022. The main city is Tejen, located near the Hanhowuz Reservoir. The main highway is the M37 highway. Berdi Kerbabayev was born in this district.