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Anew, Ahal Province, Turkmenistan
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Änew
latitude: 37.9037, longitude: 58.5017
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Anew is a city in Ahal Province, Turkmenistan at latitude 37°54′13.32″ North, longitude 58°30′06.12″ East.

It is the former capital city of Ahal welaýat (province) of Turkmenistan but now holds the status of a city subordinate to a district. The new city of Arkadag became Ahal Province's capital on 20 December 2022.[1]

Notes on the city of Anew

Points of interest in Anew include the White Wheat Museum and the ruins of the Annau Medieval Settlement.

White Wheat Museum in Anew, with a statue of President Saparmyrat Niyazov

Name

Anew was previously known as Annau (Аннау) in Turkmen and Russian, and that name is still commonly used in colloquial speech. The official name, as attested in signage and official documents, is however Änew in Turkmen, which is rendered in English without diacritical marks as Anew.

Street Naming Conventions

Please see Turkmenistan: Street Naming Conventions.

Tags

Anew is categorized by the government of Turkmenistan as a city (şäher, город) subordinate to a district (etrap, район). Accordingly, Anew should be tagged place=city and admin_level=8. See Turkmenistan: Administrative Subdivisions for additional detail.

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