Official Name: | Esenguly |
Other Name: | Hasan-Kuly, Gasan-Kuli |
Pushpin Map: | Turkmenistan |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Turkmenistan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name: | Turkmenistan |
Subdivision Name1: | Balkan Province |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Esenguly District |
Population As Of: | 1989 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 5,823 |
Coordinates: | 37.4667°N 53.9667°W |
Elevation M: | -22 |
Esenguly (formerly Hasan-Kuly, Gasan-Kuli) is a city in and administrative center of Esenguly District, Balkan Province, Turkmenistan. In 1989 its population was 5,823.[1]
The name is of obscure origin. A clan of that name, part of the Yomud tribe, exists, but local elders have stated the name is of a long-dead person.[2]
Esenguly lies on a flat, barren plain, just off the coast of the Caspian Sea. The city lies at around 22m (72feet) below mean sea level.
Esenguly has a desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWk), with cool winters and hot summers. Temperatures are not as extreme as other parts of Turkmenistan due to the town's proximity to the Caspian Sea. Precipitation is low, but is highest in winter and lowest in summer.
A road leads north to Çekişler and Ekarem. Route P-16 connects these towns to Gumdag. Another road to the east connects the town to Ajiyap, Çaloýuk, Garadegiş and Akyayla, from which route P-15 leads to Etrek and Magtymguly, and also to Gyzylarbat.