Bender-Torkemen [1] ( Persian بندر ترکمن - bandar-e-torkaman , literally “port of Turkmenistan”, “Turkmen port”, where “e” is an isafet indicator), ex. Bender Shah is a port city in northern Iran , in the province of Golestan on the southeastern coast of the Caspian Sea . The administrative center of Shakhrestan Torkeman. The population is 126 thousand people, mainly Turkmens . The basis of the economy is agriculture , cotton growing, and tourism. Handicraft carpet production is developed.
| City | |
| Bender-torqueman | |
|---|---|
| بندر ترکمن | |
| A country |  Iran |
| Ostan | Golestan |
| History and Geography | |
| Former names | Bender shah |
| Timezone | UTC + 3: 30 |
| Population | |
| Population | 45,045 people ( 2006 ) |
| bandartorkman.ir (pers.) | |
The city has an airfield. [2]
Content
- 1 History
- 2 population
- 3 notes
- 4 References
History
The city was built in the 1930s. In 1935-1936, the volume of exports from Bandar Shah amounted to 28,000 tons, and imports of 2000.
After the Islamic Revolution of 1978-1979, the city was renamed Bender-Torkemen.
Population
| Year | 1966 | 2006 |
| Population, thousand inhabitants | 13 081 | 45 045 [3] |
Notes
- ↑ Iran. Reference map (scale 1: 1 250 000). The fourth edition is the GUGK of the USSR, 1986.
- ↑ Bender Shah in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia
- ↑ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) (Excel). Islamic Republic of Iran.