Garrygala
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Garrygala is a town
in far south-western Turkmenistan
in Balkan Province
. It lies west of Aydere
and is the administrative capital of Magtymguly District. In 1972 it had a population of 5700 inhabitants, rising to 8412 in 1989.
It is located in the foothills of the Kopet Dag
mountain range, it lies on the Sumbar River
, a tributary of the Atrek River.
The ruins of a vast fortress, located on the river bank is located in Garrygala, and was used as a base by the Armenian Kings Tigranes I
to Tigranes VI.
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
in far south-western Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan , formerly also known as Turkmenia is one of the Turkic states in Central Asia. Until 1991, it was a constituent republic of the Soviet Union, the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic . Turkmenistan is one of the six independent Turkic states...
in Balkan Province
Balkan Province
Balkan Province is one of the Welayat of Turkmenistan. It is in the far west of the country, bordering Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, the Caspian Sea, and Iran. Its capital is Balkanabat, formerly known as Nebit Dag. It has an area of 139,270 square kilometers and a population of approximately 553,500...
. It lies west of Aydere
Aydere
Aydere is a town in the Kopet Dag mountains of far south-western Turkmenistan in Balkan Province near the border with Iran....
and is the administrative capital of Magtymguly District. In 1972 it had a population of 5700 inhabitants, rising to 8412 in 1989.
It is located in the foothills of the Kopet Dag
Kopet Dag
The Kopet Dag, Kopet Dagh, or Koppeh Dagh , also known as the Turkmen-Khorasan Mountain Range is a mountain range on the frontier between Turkmenistan and Iran, extending about 650 km along the border, east of the Caspian Sea. The highest peak of the range in Turkmenistan is southwest of the...
mountain range, it lies on the Sumbar River
Sumbar River
The Sumbar is a fast flowing river in southern Turkmenistan and northern Iran. It a tributary of the Atrek. The name Sari-su means yellow water in Turkic languages, but is applied to a number of other rivers as well.-Geography:The Sumbar is 245 km long and drains a basin of 8300 km²...
, a tributary of the Atrek River.
The ruins of a vast fortress, located on the river bank is located in Garrygala, and was used as a base by the Armenian Kings Tigranes I
Tigranes I
Tigranes I of Armenia reigned as King of Armenia from 115 BC to 95 BC. Artavasdes I did not leave any heir; his brother, Tigranes ascended to the throne of the Artaxiads. Some historians claim that Tigranes II the Great was the son of Tigranes I and not Artavasdes I....
to Tigranes VI.