Babadaýhan is a city in Turkmenistan and the capital of Babadaýhan District in Ahal Province. Until 1992 it was known as Kirovsk, after the revolutionary Sergei Kirov, and both the city and the surrounding district were renamed on 26 June 1992 by Parliamentary Resolution No. 729-XII. The present name is a compound of two Turkmen words, Baba and Daýhan, which come from the Persian Bâbâdehqân and mean grandfather and peasant. The article records a population of 13,440 people in 2022. The earlier name is given in Russian as Кировск.
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In 2022, it had a population of 13,440 people.
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is a city and capital of Babadaýhan District in Ahal Province, Turkmenistan.
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