Gubadag
Gubadag
Telmansk (1949-1993) Town Named for Thälmann (Cyrillic Russian: посёлок имени Тельмана) (1938-1949) Täzä-Gala Cyrillic Таза-Кала (?-1938) | |
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| Coordinates: 42°04′N 59°58′E / 42.067°N 59.967°E | |
| Country | Turkmenistan |
| Province | Daşoguz Province |
| District | Boldumsaz District |
Gubadag is a city in Boldumsaz District in Daşoguz Province of Turkmenistan. Gubadag is known for its special round meat pie, known as fitchi (Turkmen: "fitçi"; Russian: "фитчи"). The city is located on the border with Karakalpakstan (Uzbekistan), near Mang‘it.
Until December 1938 the city was named Täzä-Kala (Turkmen: new fortress). From 1938 until 1949 it was called Town Named for Thälmann (Russian: посёлок имени Тельмана), a russification of the last name of Ernst Thälmann (1886-1944), a German Communist involved in the international communist movement. In 1949 this was abbreviated to Telmansk (Russian: Тельманск). The name was changed to Gubadag in 1993 by Presidential Decree No. 1327.