Balkanabat
Turkmenistan
Balkanabat, the regional capital of Turkmenistan's Balkan province, sits at the foot of the Uly Balkan mountains and a short drive from the Caspian Sea coast. Known historically as Nebitdag, the city built its identity around the oil industry and retains that working character today. The surrounding landscape — mountain backdrop, nearby water — gives it more geographic variety than most cities in this flat, arid country.
- Population87,822
- Nearest water from center 7.3 km4.5 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 25 km15 mi
Nearest airports
Climate · monthly averages
J
3°38°
10mm0.5in
F
5°41°
15mm0.6in
M
10°51°
25mm1.0in
A
17°63°
25mm0.9in
M
24°75°
15mm0.6in
J
29°85°
10mm0.4in
J
32°90°
10mm0.3in
A
31°88°
5mm0.2in
S
25°77°
10mm0.3in
O
17°63°
15mm0.6in
N
9°48°
15mm0.6in
D
4°40°
10mm0.4in
Avg temp · total precipitation, 1991–2020 monthly normals · ERA5-Land · methodology ↗