Kopetdag District () is a borough of Aşgabat in Turkmenistan. As a borough, it is headed by a presidentially appointed mayor (). OpenStreetMap / Ashgabat / Boroughs_of_Ashgabat Ашхабад прирос новыми территориями 27 May 2013Новое административно-территориальное деление Ашхабада и Ахалского велаята (с картами) 27 May 2013 Изменения в административной карте столицы Туркменистана и ее прилегающих территорий 28 May 2013 Объединены два этрапа туркменской столицы 04 February 2015О статусе столицы Туркменистана 26 March 2016 Постановление о вопросах административно-территориального деления города Ашхабада 05 January 2018 Глава государства подписал Постановления о переименовании и структурной реорганизации некоторых хякимликов Ахалского велаята и Ашхабада 05 January 2018Меджлис Туркменистана внёс изменения в административно-территориальное деление города Ашхабада 05 January 2018Türkmenistanyň Mejlisiniň Karary Ahal welaýatynyň dolandyryş-çäk bölünişiginiň meseleleri hakynda 05 January 2018 Парламент Туркменистана внёс изменения в административно-территориальное деление Ашхабада 06 January 2018 В Туркменистане изменились административные границы Ашхабада и Ахалского региона 06 January 2018Глава государства подписал Постановления о переименовании и структурной реорганизации некоторых хякимликов Ахалского велаята и Ашхабада 08 January 2018Döwlet Baştutanymyz Ahal welaýatynyň we Aşgabat şäheriniň käbir häkimlikleriniň atlaryny we gurluşyny üýtgetmek hakynda Karara gol çekdi 08 January 2018 Постановление Меджлиса Туркменистана "О вопросах административных территорий этрапов города Ашхабада" 06 August 2018 (published in official daily newspaper Нейтральный Туркменистан 7 August 2018, page 2, with map)
Etymology The district is named after the Kopet Dag (viz.) mountain range visible to the south.
History It is located in the historical center of Ashgabat. During the Soviet era, it was known by the names Stalin etraby and, after 1961, Proletar etraby, until it was renamed on 14 September 1993 by presidential decree to its present Köpetdag etraby.
According to the Soviet census of 1989, 149,996 people lived in the district.
In late 2021, the new State Tribune was opened on the outskirts of the district. The tribune's total area is and includes a two-story domed building featuring a presidential tribune alongside 2,000 seat tribunes for guests. In addition, the largest, at 120-meters, LED screen in Central Asia was installed near the tribune. It was opened with the intention of holding mass events on national holidays. The annual Turkmen Independence Day Parade in honor of the country's 30th anniversary was held on this square in September 2021.
Education The Academy of the Ministry of National Security, the Turkmen State Border Service Institute, the Military Institute of the Ministry of Defense, and the Turkmen State Institute of Physical Education and Sports are located in the district. Other places of interest Turkmen Carpet Museum World of Turkmenbashi Tales
See also Ashgabat Districts of Turkmenistan
References
See also Districts of Turkmenistan