Bäherden,[3] formerly Baharly (2003-2018), is a city and the seat of Baherden District, Ahal Province, Turkmenistan. It lies on the northern rim of the Kopet Dag mountain range, south-east of the resort village of Archman.
Bäherden Baharly 2003-2018 | |
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  Bäherden Location in Turkmenistan | |
| Coordinates: 38°25′49″N 57°26′13″E / 38.43028°N 57.43694°E | |
| Country |  Turkmenistan |
| Province | Ahal Province |
| District | Bäherden District |
| Government | |
| • Häkim | Dörtguly Hojaýew [1] |
| Population ((2008))[2] | |
| • Total | 24,139 |
Etymology
According to Atanyyazow, some archaeologists have related it to a village called Abhadaran, located 3 to 4 kilometers northeast of Bäherden, but local greybeards interpret it as deriving from Bahrizen ("the lake of your wife") and Maharram (the name of the queen of a one-time chief of Durun).[4]
Baharly means "springlike" in Turkmen. According to former President Niyazov, Turkmens, during the times of Oghuz Khagan, spent springtime in the area.[5]
History
The settlement was conquered and incorporated into Russia in 1881 following the Battle of Gökdepe. At the end of the 19th century, it housed 789 people and was a stop along the Trans-Caspian Railway. Bäherden was administrative center of the Bäherden district of the Turkmen SSR. On February 3, 2008, it received the status of a city.[citation needed]
| Climate data for Bäherden (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 24.7 (76.5) | 29.6 (85.3) | 36.1 (97.0) | 39.4 (102.9) | 43.6 (110.5) | 45.1 (113.2) | 46.8 (116.2) | 45.2 (113.4) | 43.4 (110.1) | 39.8 (103.6) | 33.7 (92.7) | 27.8 (82.0) | 46.8 (116.2) |
| Mean maximum °C (°F) | 19.1 (66.4) | 22.9 (73.2) | 27.8 (82.0) | 33.9 (93.0) | 38.0 (100.4) | 41.5 (106.7) | 42.7 (108.9) | 42.0 (107.6) | 38.2 (100.8) | 33.8 (92.8) | 25.2 (77.4) | 21.3 (70.3) | 32.2 (90.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.7 (38.7) | 5.5 (41.9) | 11.2 (52.2) | 17.7 (63.9) | 24.5 (76.1) | 30.0 (86.0) | 32.3 (90.1) | 30.7 (87.3) | 24.8 (76.6) | 17.3 (63.1) | 9.6 (49.3) | 4.7 (40.5) | 17.7 (63.9) |
| Mean minimum °C (°F) | −6.4 (20.5) | −5.4 (22.3) | −0.3 (31.5) | 5.2 (41.4) | 12.4 (54.3) | 17.8 (64.0) | 21.1 (70.0) | 18.6 (65.5) | 12.2 (54.0) | 4.1 (39.4) | −2.3 (27.9) | −5.2 (22.6) | 6.0 (42.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −18.4 (−1.1) | −18.5 (−1.3) | −6.3 (20.7) | −0.5 (31.1) | 4.6 (40.3) | 11.9 (53.4) | 16.7 (62.1) | 12.2 (54.0) | 7.6 (45.7) | −1.8 (28.8) | −11.3 (11.7) | −12.1 (10.2) | −18.5 (−1.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 16.5 (0.65) | 24.4 (0.96) | 31.1 (1.22) | 27.6 (1.09) | 19.4 (0.76) | 4.9 (0.19) | 3.4 (0.13) | 2.0 (0.08) | 4.4 (0.17) | 11.7 (0.46) | 17.9 (0.70) | 16.2 (0.64) | 179.5 (7.07) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 12.4 | 16.4 | 15.9 | 13.8 | 9.7 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 7.1 | 11.7 | 11.4 | 109.0 |
| Source: NOAA[6] | |||||||||||||
Industry
The Bäherden Cement Plant, put into operation in 2005, has a design capacity of one million tons of cement per year.[7]