{{Infobox settlement <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ---------------->| official_name = Tagtabazar | native_name = <!-- for cities whose native name is not in English --> | other_name = Tagtabazar şäherçesi | settlement_type = Town | image_skyline = | image_caption = | image_flag = | image_seal = | image_shield = | nickname = | motto = <!-- images and maps -----------> | image_map = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Turkmenistan | pushpin_label_position = bottom | pushpin_mapsize = 300 | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Turkmenistan <!-- Location ------------------>| coordinates = {{coord|35|57|22|N|62|55|04|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Turkmenistan}} | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Mary Province | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Tagtabazar District | established_title = <!-- Settled --> | established_date = | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = | leader_name = | unit_pref = Imperial <!--Enter: Imperial, if Imperial (metric) is desired--> | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = <!-- ALL fields dealing with a measurements are subject to automatic unit conversion--> | area_land_km2 = <!--See table @ Template:Infobox Settlement for details on automatic unit conversion--> | area_water_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use<ref> </ref> tags--> | elevation_m = | population_footnotes = | population_total = 13,312 | population_as_of = 2022 official census | population_density_km2 = auto | population_note = | timezone = +5 | utc_offset = +5 | timezone_DST = | utc_offset_DST = | postal_code_type = <!-- enter ZIP code, Postcode, Post code, Postal code... --> | postal_code = | area_code = | website = | footnotes = }} '''Tagtabazar,''' formerly known as '''Panjdeh''' or '''Pendi''',<ref name=TTG>{{cite book|author1=Paul Brummell|authorlink1=Paul Brummell|title=Turkmenistan|date=2005|publisher=Bradt Travel Guides|isbn=9781841621449|pages=110–111|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fG9zk5Y3MugC&dq=Tagtabazar&pg=PA222|accessdate=27 November 2014}}</ref> is a town and capital of Tagtabazar District in the Mary Province of Turkmenistan. It is located roughly 20 km west of the Afghanistan–Turkmenistan border, along the Murgap River. In 2022, it had a population of 13,312 people.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Türkmenistanyň Statistika baradaky döwlet komiteti |url=https://www.stat.gov.tm/population-census |access-date=2026-02-10 |website=www.stat.gov.tm}}</ref>
== History == Tagtabazar was initially located circa 20 km west of its current location; 20 km south of Daşköpri, and 4 km north of the current village of Dostluk.
In February 1885, the Russian Empire, expanding southwards, entered the Panjdeh oasis. As no border had been decided then, they confronted Afghan soldiers, backed by the British Empire. After clashes causing hundreds of casualties, the Russian and the British agreed to eventually define the Afghan border, avoiding a large-scale war between the two empires. This episode is now known as the Panjdeh incident, or as the battle of the Kushka by the Russian. A monument dedicated to fallen soldiers lies north of the current village of Dostluk.
On 9 November 2022, Serhetabat District was merged into Tagtabazar District.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kanunlar |url=https://mejlis.gov.tm/single-decree/6?lang=tm |access-date=2026-02-10 |website=mejlis.gov.tm}}</ref>
==See also== *List of municipalities in Mary Province *Panjdeh incident *Towns of Turkmenistan
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Category:Populated places in Mary Region Category:Towns in Turkmenistan