Sarahs District

{{Short description|District in Ahal Province, Turkmenistan}} {{Infobox settlement | name = | other_name = Sarahs etraby | settlement_type = District | official_name = Sarahs District | native_name = | nickname = | motto = | image_skyline = | imagesize = | image_caption = | image_flag = | flag_size = | image_seal = | seal_size = | image_shield = | shield_size = | image_blank_emblem = | blank_emblem_size = | image_map = | mapsize = 300px | map_caption = | image_map1 = | mapsize1 = | map_caption1 = | pushpin_map = | pushpin_mapsize = | pushpin_label_position = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Turkmenistan}} | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Ahal Province | subdivision_type2 = Capital | subdivision_name2 = Sarahs | seat_type = | seat = | government_type = | leader_title = häkim | leader_name = Umyt Myradowiç Gullyýew<ref>{{cite web|url= https://ahalhakimlik.gov.tm/tm/contacts|title=Ahal welaýat häkimligi / Habarlaşmak üçin|access-date=10 April 2021}}</ref> | leader_title1 =  | leader_name1 = | established_title = | established_date = | area_magnitude = | unit_pref = metric | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 5,696 | area_land_km2 = | area_water_km2 = | area_total_sq_mi = | area_land_sq_mi = | area_water_sq_mi = | area_water_percent = | area_urban_km2 = | area_urban_sq_mi = | area_metro_km2 = | area_metro_sq_mi = | population_as_of = 2022 official census | population_footnotes = | population_note = | population_total = 80,643 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_density_sq_mi = | population_metro = | population_density_metro_km2 = | population_density_metro_sq_mi = | population_urban = 34,849 | population_rural = 45,794 | population_density_urban_mi2 = | timezone = +5 | utc_offset = +5 | coordinates = {{coord|36|32|39|N|61|09|29|E|type:adm2nd_source:itwiki|display=it}} | elevation_footnotes =  | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = | postal_code_type =  | postal_code = | area_code = (+993 13) | website = | footnotes = }} '''Sarahs District''' is a district in Ahal Province, Turkmenistan.<ref>[http://whp057.narod.ru/ahals.htm Ахалский Велаят] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080913230155/http://whp057.narod.ru/ahals.htm |date=2008-09-13 }}</ref><ref>[https://www.statoids.com/ytm.html Turkmenistan Districts]</ref> It is nestled between Altyn asyr District and Mary Province. Its capital city is Sarahs. According to 2022 census, its constituencies had a total population of 80,643 people.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Türkmenistanyň Statistika baradaky döwlet komiteti|url=https://www.stat.gov.tm/population-census|access-date=2025-12-04|website=www.stat.gov.tm}}</ref>

== History == On 5 January 2018, Altyn asyr District was abolished by decree. 26,700 hectares were transferred to Sarahs District, including Balykçylyk Rural Council and its only village, Balykçy.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kanunlar|url=https://mejlis.gov.tm/single-decree/40?lang=tm|access-date=2026-02-12|website=mejlis.gov.tm}}</ref> On 19 September 2025, the district was re-established and the territorial changes were reverted.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kanunlar|url=https://mejlis.gov.tm/single-decree/472?lang=tm|access-date=2026-02-12|website=mejlis.gov.tm}}</ref>

==Administrative Subdivisions== Sarahs District includes 11 third-level subdivisions; one city, one town, nine rural councils, including 20 villages:

=== Cities ===

* Sarahs

=== Towns ===

* Gaňňaly

=== Rural Councils === * Alam, including one village * Ata, including one village * Aşgabat, including one village * Bagtyýarlyk, including three village * Galkynyş, including five village * Hanýap, including one village * Kiçiaga, including four village * Parahatçylyk, including three village * Ýalawaç, including one village

== See also ==

* Districts of Turkmenistan * Sarahs

==References== {{Reflist}}

Category:Districts of Turkmenistan Category:Ahal Region