- Abadan, Turkmenistan
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official_name = Abadan
native_name =Бюзмейн
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footnotes =Abadan is a town located near
Aşgabat in theAhal Province ofTurkmenistan .It was found in 1963. It was named Büzmeýin ( _ru. Бюзмейн) until October 2002 when its name was changed by Turkmenistan's presidentSaparmurat Niyazov . [ [http://www.eurasianet.org/resource/turkmenistan/hypermail/200210/0009.shtml Turkmenistan Daily Digest ] ] The traditional Russian name of the town is Bezmein (Безмейн).The town's current mayor,Orazmyrat Garajaýew , was one of the approved candidates for the 2007 presidential election.There are about 50000 people living in Abadan. There is a power plant where the former president of Turkmenistan Saparmyrat Niyazov used to work.References
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