Serhetabat District, Turkmenistan vicinity
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Serhetabat District, in the vicinity of Turkmenistan’s border with Afghanistan, is a remote frontier area historically notable as the site of the 1885 Panjdeh incident between the Russian Empire and Afghanistan.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Serhetabat District | 0 |
| Panjdeh incident | 0 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
district
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter | Serhetabat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Kushka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderFunction | frontier between Russian Empire and Afghanistan (historically) ⓘ |
| borderLandscape |
mountain foothills
ⓘ
semi-arid steppe ⓘ |
| characterizedAs | remote frontier area ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Emirate of Afghanistan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Turkmenistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1885 ⓘ |
| diplomaticConsequence | Anglo-Russian negotiations over Afghan frontier ⓘ |
| formerNameOfCenter | Kushka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBorderWith | Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTown | Serhetabat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalAssociation |
Anglo-Russian rivalry in Central Asia
ⓘ
Russian Empire expansion in Central Asia ⓘ |
| historicallyNotableFor | Panjdeh incident NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfSignificance | late 19th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mary Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Turkmenistan ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Serhetabat District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
border of Turkmenistan and Afghanistan ⓘ |
| locatedOn | route from Turkmenistan to Herat region of Afghanistan ⓘ |
| nearbyHistoricalRegion |
Merv Oasis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Panjdeh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyRiver | Murghab River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Great Game
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Turkmenistan–Afghanistan border region NERFINISHED ⓘ historical region of Transcaspia ⓘ |
| resultedIn | Russian control of Panjdeh oasis ⓘ |
| siteOf | Panjdeh incident NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicRole | border defense zone ⓘ |
| transportRole | border crossing point between Turkmenistan and Afghanistan ⓘ |
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