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Bereket
ℹ️Practical info — Bereket
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💡 Tips
- Bereket is a strategic railway hub; always ask for permission before photographing tracks or trains.
- Use the 'kamera khraneniya' (luggage storage) at the station if you want to explore the city during a long layover.
- Keep an eye on departure times; trains in Turkmenistan often experience unexpected delays.
- Visit the small railway museum to learn about the history of the Trans-Caspian line.
- Prepare for strong winds; the city is in an exposed location between the desert and the mountains.
🍽 Food
Buy these meat-filled pastries fresh from vendors when the train stops at the station.
Try these flatbreads filled with spinach or pumpkin, served in small cafes near the station square.
A must-try in the Balkan region; this sour drink is very refreshing on hot days.
🛍 Shopping · 🧘 Quiet spots
Find travel supplies, fresh bread, and traditional Turkmen snacks for your journey.
In local shops, you can often find rustic carpets with motifs unique to the Balkan region tribes.
Short walks take you into the endless expanse of the Karakum Desert.
A nostalgic spot to observe the architecture from the early Trans-Caspian railway era.
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Bereket, until 1999 known as Gazanjyk and during the Soviet period as Kazandzhik, is a small town of around 25,000 inhabitants in Balkan Region in western Turkmenistan. The town lies on the southern edge of the Karakum Desert at the foot of the Lesser Balkan range, about 110 kilometres east of Balkanabat. Its very existence is owed to the railway: Bereket emerged in 1885 as a station on the Trans-Caspian Railway and later became a strategic junction where lines to Türkmenbaşy and Ashgabat meet and, since 2014, the international corridor to Gorgan in Iran branches off. The latter forms part of the Kazakhstan-Iran-Persian Gulf North-South corridor. Economically the town thrives on railway workshops, logistics, sheep and camel breeding and a small marble plant.
- Location: Turkmenistan
- Nearby: Serdar (87 km)
- Population: ~24.500 (2023)
Best time to visit & climate
The most pleasant time to visit is May, Sep, Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °C | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 23 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 3 |
| Rain mm | 14 | 25 | 32 | 26 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 18 |
Geography
Facts
- Formerly known as Gazanjyk until its official renaming
- Key strategic junction for the North-South rail corridor
- Established in 1895 during the Trans-Caspian rail expansion
- Located at the foot of the Greater Balkan mountain range
- Main hub for locomotive maintenance and rail logistics
- Center for the production of traditional Turkmen carpets
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