Uzboý, previously known as "in the name of the 26 Baku Commissars" (in Russian: "имени 26 Бакинских Комиссаров"), or Vyshka ("Вышка") is a town in Balkan Province, Turkmenistan. The town is subordinate to Balkanabat city, which has district status. Promoted to a town in 1939, its name was then changed to Uzboý in 2003. In 2022, Uzboý had a population of 730 people.
Etymology The name Uzboý originated from a dried-up stream called Uzboý.
History The town emerged from an oil plant established at the foot of a hill called Neftedag, literally "Oil-hill" in Turkmen.
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