Galkynyş is a new town located in Balkan Province, Turkmenistan. It was granted township status on December 10, 2022, at the end of a greenfield project. As its establishment took place in parallel with the 2022 census, its population has not been censused yet. Subordinate villages combined have a total of 4,118 people.
Etymology In Turkmen, the word Galkynyş roughly means "revival" or "renewal" and is sometimes translated as "renaissance" or "rebirth".
History The town is established on December 10, 2022, by parliamentary decree. By the same decree, the Gulmaç rural council is abolished and all of its villages are now subordinate to Galkynyş.Turkmenistan.gov.uk: Türkmenistan Altyn asyr - Beýik döwrüň beýik işleriniň galkynyşy, 10 December 2022
Dependencies Galkynyş as a town has five dependent rural villages:
Galkynyş, town:
Gamakly, village Gulmaç, village Isgender, village Ok, village Öýleguşluk, village
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