Baýramaly

The city is named after Bayram 'Ali Khan Qajar, the most prominent ruler of the Qajar Principality of Merv.{{cite thesis |last1=Wood |first1=William Arthur |title=The Sariq Turkmens of Merv and the Khanate of Khiva in the Early Nineteenth Century |date=1998 |id={{ProQuest|304448359}} |oclc=1194787712 }} According to Atanyyazow, Bayramaly ruled Mary in the 18th century, from 1782 to 1785,{{cite book|title= Түркменистаның Географик Атларының Дүшүндиришли Сөзлүги|trans-title= Explanatory Dictionary of Geographic Names in Turkmenistan |page=54 |publisher=Ылым |date=1980 |place=Ashgabat |first=Soltanşa |last=Atanyýazow|url=https://www.twirpx.com/file/2683178/ }} although the actual length of his reign remains disputed.{{Refn|The length of his reign is disputed. Mir 'Abd al-Karim Bukhari states he reigned from 1782 to 1785. However, William Wood considers that to be a typo; Bayram 'Ali Khan's son, Hajji Mohammad Husayn, states he either reigned for 31 years or 50 years. Mohammad Sadeq Mervezi states that Bayram 'Ali Khan was chosen by the local leaders to lead after the collapse of the Afsharids (sometime after 1747). Christine Noelle-Karimi doesn't give a specific date, but mentions that Bayram 'Ali Khan's father Shah Qoli Beg Qajar was appointed governor in c.1741, and that by 1751 'Ali Naqi Khan Qajar was ruler of Merv before it switched to Bayram 'Ali Khan.}}

The city is located in a dry oasis formed by the Murghab River. Baýramaly is a climatic spa and visitors are often sent to the city for treatment of chronic kidney disease, acute forms of nephritis and nephrosis, hypertension, renal tuberculosis, and problems of blood circulation.[http://bse.sci-lib.com/article089930.html Great Soviet Encyclopedia] {{in lang|ru}} The Baýramaly Sanitorium ({{langx|tk|Baýramaly Şypahanasy}}) has been in operation since 1933. In 2010 the sanitorium underwent renovation and two new buildings were added. The sanitorium specializes in ailments of the kidneys and urinary tract, diseases of the cardiovascular system, and diseases of the musculoskeletal system.{{cite web|url=https://turkmenportal.com/catalog/1662 |title="Baýramaly" şypahanasy |date=1 September 2012 |language=Turkmen |publisher=Turkmenportal}}

Baýramaly has a cold desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWk), with cool winters and very hot summers. Rainfall is generally light and erratic, and occurs mainly in the winter and autumn months.

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|location=Baýramaly (1991-2020, extremes 1885-present)

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|Jan record high C = 28.0

|Feb record high C = 31.8

|Mar record high C = 37.2

|Apr record high C = 40.5

|May record high C = 45.5

|Jun record high C = 46.3

|Jul record high C = 47.5

|Aug record high C = 45.7

|Sep record high C = 44.0

|Oct record high C = 41.0

|Nov record high C = 35.2

|Dec record high C = 29.0

|Jan high C = 10.1

|Feb high C = 12.6

|Mar high C = 18.6

|Apr high C = 25.6

|May high C = 32.0

|Jun high C = 36.8

|Jul high C = 38.6

|Aug high C = 37.0

|Sep high C = 31.9

|Oct high C = 25.1

|Nov high C = 16.8

|Dec high C = 11.1

|Jan mean C = 4.3

|Feb mean C = 6.4

|Mar mean C = 12.0

|Apr mean C = 18.5

|May mean C = 24.8

|Jun mean C = 28.7

|Jul mean C = 31.5

|Aug mean C = 29.3

|Sep mean C = 23.6

|Oct mean C = 16.7

|Nov mean C = 9.9

|Dec mean C = 5.3

|Jan low C = 0.0

|Feb low C = 1.5

|Mar low C = 6.4

|Apr low C = 12.0

|May low C = 17.3

|Jun low C = 21.6

|Jul low C = 23.7

|Aug low C = 21.1

|Sep low C = 15.2

|Oct low C = 9.3

|Nov low C = 4.2

|Dec low C = 1.0

|Jan record low C = -26.3

|Feb record low C = -24.8

|Mar record low C = -16.8

|Apr record low C = -3.6

|May record low C = 2.2

|Jun record low C = 7.6

|Jul record low C = 11.7

|Aug record low C = 7.4

|Sep record low C = -1.8

|Oct record low C = -8.3

|Nov record low C = -21.5

|Dec record low C = -23.0

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 22.4

|Feb precipitation mm = 29.0

|Mar precipitation mm = 34.2

|Apr precipitation mm = 23.5

|May precipitation mm = 10

|Jun precipitation mm = 0.9

|Jul precipitation mm = 0.0

|Aug precipitation mm = 0.3

|Sep precipitation mm = 0.5

|Oct precipitation mm = 5.5

|Nov precipitation mm = 16.0

|Dec precipitation mm = 14.8

|year precipitation mm = 157.1

|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 7.2

|Feb precipitation days = 6.2

|Mar precipitation days = 5.9

|Apr precipitation days = 3.8

|May precipitation days = 2.3

|Jun precipitation days = 0.5

|Jul precipitation days = 0.2

|Aug precipitation days = 0.3

|Sep precipitation days = 0.3

|Oct precipitation days = 2.2

|Nov precipitation days = 5.1

|Dec precipitation days = 6.1

|year precipitation days =

|Jan humidity = 73.5

|Feb humidity = 67.3

|Mar humidity = 57.7

|Apr humidity = 51.6

|May humidity = 40.6

|Jun humidity = 31.7

|Jul humidity = 30.3

|Aug humidity = 29.4

|Sep humidity = 34.7

|Oct humidity = 46.1

|Nov humidity = 63.1

|Dec humidity = 72.8

|Jan sun = 120.9

|Feb sun = 131.9

|Mar sun = 165.4

|Apr sun = 210.3

|May sun = 288.4

|Jun sun = 337.3

|Jul sun = 358.8

|Aug sun = 344.5

|Sep sun = 294.7

|Oct sun = 240.2

|Nov sun = 157.6

|Dec sun = 120.8

|source 1 =Pogoda.ru.net,

{{cite web|url=http://www.pogodaiklimat.ru/climate.php?id=38895|script-title=ru:КЛИМАТ УЛАН-БАТОРА|publisher=Pogoda.ru.net|language=ru|access-date=4 January 2015}} climatebase.ru (precipitation days-humidity){{cite web|title=Bayram-Ali, Turkmenistan|url=http://climatebase.ru/station/38895/?lang=en|publisher=Climatebase.ru|accessdate=10 February 2013}}

|source 2 = NOAA{{cite web|title=Climate Normals for Bayramaly|url=https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-2-WMO-Normals-9120/Turkmenistan/CSV/Bayramaly_38895.csv|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|accessdate=10 February 2023}}

|date=February 2023

}}

The economy is based around food and construction materials industries. Natural gas is also extracted in the area.

• Close to Baýramaly are the ruins of ancient Merv.
• {{convert|28|km|mi}} to the north is the mausoleum of Hudaýnazar Öwlüýä (early 12th century).

• Mähri Hojaniyazova
• Nury Halmammedov
• Suleyman Nazarov Berdiyevich
• Dzhamaldin Khodzhaniyazov
• Alvina Shpady

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• {{cite book |last1=Keating |first1=Jennifer |title=On Arid Ground: Political Ecologies of Empire in Russian Central Asia |date=2022 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Oxford New York, NY |isbn=9780192855251 |edition=First}}
• {{cite book |last1=Pahlen |first1=K. K. |title=Mission to Turkestan: Being the Memoirs of Count K. K. Pahlen, 1908-1909 |date=1964 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=London}}

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Category:Populated places in Mary Region