Bedirkent

Bedirkent (formerly, Ataev) is a village in Görogly District, Turkmenistan.^[1]

History

Bedirkent served as the headquarters of Junaid Khan, a Khivan ruler who tried to resist the Bolsheviks; he was unsuccessful and Bedirkent fell on the evening of 23 January, 1920.^[2] It was renamed to Ataev in 1961 before being returned to its original name in 1999.

Site

The ruins of a fortress, especially its mud-brick walls, are all that is prominent.^[3]

Tourism

Considered to be a border village, foreigners need special permission for access.^[1]

Notable People

Beki Seitakov^[4]

References

^ a b "Working Together to Protect U.S. Organizations Overseas". www.osac.gov. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
^ Becker, Seymour (2004). Russia's Protectorates in Central Asia: Bukhara and Khiva, 1865-1924 (1 ed.). London: Routledge. p. 221. ISBN 0-415-32803-9.
^ Brummell, Paul (2005). Turkmenistan. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 170. ISBN 978-1-84162-144-9.
^ The Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition. S.v. "Seitakov, Beki."

41°33′08″N 59°59′50″E / 41.55222°N 59.99722°E / 41.55222; 59.99722

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[:0-1] "Working Together to Protect U.S. Organizations Overseas". www.osac.gov. Retrieved 2021-10-17.

[2] Becker, Seymour (2004). Russia's Protectorates in Central Asia: Bukhara and Khiva, 1865-1924 (1 ed.). London: Routledge. p. 221. ISBN 0-415-32803-9.

[:052-3] Brummell, Paul (2005). Turkmenistan. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 170. ISBN 978-1-84162-144-9.

[4] The Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition. S.v. "Seitakov, Beki."