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Ahal Region ((トルクメン語:Ahal welaýaty) from the Persian ''آخال Akhāl'') is one of the regions of Turkmenistan. It is in the south-center of the country, bordering Iran and Afghanistan along the Kopet Dag Range. Its area is and population 939,700 (2005 est.).〔''Statistical Yearbook of Turkmenistan 2000-2004'', National Institute of State Statistics and Information of Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, 2005.〕 ==Overview== In 2000, Ahal Region accounted for 14% of Turkmenistan's population, 11% of the total number of employed, 23% of agricultural production (by value), and 31% of the country's total industrial production.〔''Social-economic situation of Turkmenistan in 2000'', National Institute of State Statistics and Information of Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, 2001, pp. 129-130 .〕 Ahal's agriculture is irrigated by the Karakum Canal, which stretches all the way across the province from east to west, tracking Turkmenistan's southern border. Another water source is Tejen River, which flows north from Afghanistan in the south-east corner of the province, passing through two large reservoirs south of the city of Tejen. Ahal is known for the Geok Tepe battle of 1881, today the site of an imposing new (mosque ), and for the Baharden underground warm lake (in the Kov Ata karst cave),〔(Baharden warm lake ) in Kov Ata cave.〕〔(Turkmenistan: an official guide ) (downloadable Word file).〕 both west of Ashgabat. The capital of Ahal Province is Anau (or Annau), a town on the south-eastern outskirts of Ashgabat. Other notable towns are Abadan (formerly Büzmeýin, (ロシア語:Безмеин)) north-west of Ashgabat and Tejen in the south-east near the border with Mary Province. Turkmenistan's largest city, Ashgabat, is located within the Ahal Province, but it has the status of a special capital district outside the provincial jurisdiction. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ahal Region」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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