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	Topics Balkan Province Topic Home Balkan Province (Balkan welaýaty / ?????? ???????) is one of the Welayatlar (provinces)Provinces of Turkmenistan Turkmenistan is divided into 5 provinces or welayatlar:... of TurkmenistanTurkmenistan Turkmenistan is a country in Central Asia.... . It is in the far west of the country, bordering UzbekistanUzbekistan Uzbekistan, officially the Republic of Uzbekistan , is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia.... , KazakhstanKazakhstan Kazakhstan, also spelled Kazakstan, , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a country that stretches over a ... , the Caspian SeaCaspian Sea The Caspian Sea is the largest lake on Earth by both area and volume, with a surface area of 371,000 square kilometres and ... , and IranIran 'Throughout history, Iran has been of great geostrategic importance because of its central location in Eurasia.... . Its capital is BalkanabatBalkanabat Balkanabat, formerly Nebitdag, is a city in western Turkmenistan, and the capital of Balkan Province.... , formerly known as Nebit Dag. It has an area of 138,000 square kilometers and a population of approximately 424,700 people. Its population density of 3.3 persons per square kilometer is the lowest in Turkmenistan. Other cities include: Turkmenbashi (Türkmenbasy), Gumdag, Serdar, HazarHazar, Turkmenistan Hazar is a city in Turkmenistan, part of the Balkan Province, formerly ?eleken.... , Etrek, EsengulyEsenguly, Turkmenistan Esenguly is a city in Turkmenistan, part of the Balkan Province.... . Balkan Province has significant energy reserves, which account for 94% of Turkmenistan's natural gasNatural gas Natural gas, commonly referred to as gas, is a gaseous fossil fuel consisting primarily of methane.... production and 12% of its petroleumPetroleum Petroleum or crude oil is a black, dark brown or greenish liquid found in porous rock formations in the earth.... production. It also generates 18% of the country's electric powerElectric power Electric power is defined as the amount of work done by an electric current in a unit time. ... . Due to the very low water supply, agricultureAgriculture Farming redirects here. For Farming in computer games, see Farmer .... is negligible, and only 4.5% of Turkmenistan's arable landArable land In geography, arable land is a form of agricultural land use, meaning land that can be used for growing crops.... s are within the province. Districts Balkan Province is divided into 6 districts (etraplar; singular: etrap) and 7 cities (il). Name changes since 1995 are shown in parentheses: Districts Bereket District (formerly Gazanjyk) Esenguly District Etrek District (formerly Gyzyletrek) Magtymguly District (formerly Garrygala) Serdar District (formerly Gyzylarbat) Türkmenbasy District Cities Balkanabat City Bereket City Garabogaz City (formerly Bekdas) Gumdag City Hazar City (formerly Çeleken) Serdar City (Kyzyl-Arvat/Farava) Türkmenbasy City See also Balkan newspaper, Turkmenistan