Ruhabat District is a district of Ahal Province

Ahal Province

Ahal Province is one of the welayat of Turkmenistan. It is in the south-center of the country, bordering Iran and Afghanistan along the Kopet Dag Range. Its area is and population 939,700...

 in Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan , formerly also known as Turkmenia is one of the Turkic states in Central Asia. Until 1991, it was a constituent republic of the Soviet Union, the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic . Turkmenistan is one of the six independent Turkic states...

. Before October 2001 it was known as Ashgabat District.

On October 22, 2008 , a new textile factory was officially opened in the district, providing jobs for 550 people. The factory specialises in velvet and is expected to produce some one million meters of printed and painted silk velvet per year. The factory was built by Turkish company "5M Inşaat Tekstil Ithalat Sanayi Ticaret LTD Sti

5M Inşaat Tekstil Ithalat Sanayi Ticaret LTD Sti

5M Inşaat Tekstil Ithalat Sanayi Ticaret LTD Sti is a Turkish textile and building firm. The company is based in Istanbul but has providing the building expertise for a number of projects in Turkmenistan. In 2008 they built a velvet factory in Ruhabat District of Turkmenistan.-External links:*...

" but the framework for the factory was established as a result of intergovernmental agreements between Turkmenistan and the People's Republic of China. The total cost of the project is 28.75 million U.S. dollars. The equipment for the factory was supplied by Chinese company "Jum Shui".

Gurtly Bird Sanctuary is located some 5 km from the main town and seat of Ruhabat

Ruhabat

Ruhabat is a town and capital of Ruhabat District in the Ahal Province of Turkmenistan.The town was known as Imeni Ovezberdy Kuliyeva until October 2001, when President Saparmurat Niyazov renamed it, at the same time changing the name of Ashgabat District to Ruhabat District, in honor of the...

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