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instanceOf
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city
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regional capital
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administrativeCenterOf
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Balkan Region
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borderingRegion
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near Caspian coastal areas of Turkmenistan
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capitalOf
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Balkan welaýaty
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climate
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cold desert climate
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climateClassification
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Köppen BWk
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continent
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Asia
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country
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Turkmenistan
NERFINISHED
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countrySubdivisionType
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welaýat (province)
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distanceFromAshgabat
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about 400 km west
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elevation
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approximately 17 metres
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energySectorRole
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support center for nearby oil and gas fields
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formerName
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Nebit-Dag
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Nebit-Dag
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surface form:
Nebitdag
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geopoliticalRegion
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Central Asia
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hasAdministrativeFunction
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seat of regional government
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hasAirport
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Balkanabat Airport
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hasEconomicActivity
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natural gas processing
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petrochemical industry
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petroleum extraction
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hasFacility
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gas compressor stations (nearby)
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oil refineries (nearby)
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hasUrbanStatus
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city of regional importance
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infrastructureType
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pipeline junction area
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languageUsed
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Turkmen language
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surface form:
Turkmen
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locatedIn
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Balkan Region
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western Turkmenistan
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locatedInDesert
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Karakum Desert
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locatedWestOf
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Ashgabat
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nearbyBodyOfWater
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Caspian Sea
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officialLanguage
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Turkmen language
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surface form:
Turkmen
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populationEstimate
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over 80,000 inhabitants
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primaryIndustry
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natural gas industry
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oil industry
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railwayStation
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Balkanabat railway station
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regionalEconomicRole
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service center for hydrocarbon industry workers
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regionalSignificance
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major urban center in western Turkmenistan
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roadConnection
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Ashgabat–Türkmenbaşy highway
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role
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regional hub for Turkmenistan's oil and gas industry
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sovereignState
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Turkmenistan
NERFINISHED
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timeZone
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Turkmenistan Time
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transportConnection
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Trans-Caspian Railway
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utcOffset
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+5
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writingSystem
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Latin alphabet
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