Turkmenbashi

Turkmenbashi ("Leader of the Turkmen") is the self-proclaimed title of the president for life of the Republic of Turkmenistan, Saparmurat Niyazov.

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Turkmenbashi is also a city in Turkmenistan, on the shore of the Caspian Sea. Its name until 1993 was Krasnovodsk. Population 51,000.

The city was founded in 1869.

A ferry service connects Turkmenbashi to Baky, Azerbaijan.

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