Bedirkent

Bedirkent served as the headquarters of Junaid Khan, a Khivan ruler who tried to resist the Bolsheviks; he was unsuccessful and Bedirkent fell on the evening of 23 January 1920.{{Cite book |last=Becker |first=Seymour |title=Russia's Protectorates in Central Asia: Bukhara and Khiva, 1865-1924 |publisher=Routledge |year=2004 |isbn=0-415-32803-9 |edition=1 |location=London |pages=221 |language=en}} It was renamed to Ataev in 1961 before being returned to its original name in 1999.

The ruins of a fortress, especially its mud-brick walls, are all that is prominent.{{Cite book |last=Brummell |first=Paul |title=Turkmenistan |publisher=Bradt Travel Guides |year=2005 |isbn=978-1-84162-144-9 |pages=170 |language=en |author-link=Paul Brummell}}

Considered to be a border village, foreigners need special permission for access.{{Cite web|title=Working Together to Protect U.S. Organizations Overseas|url=https://www.osac.gov/Country/Turkmenistan/Content/Detail/Report/00fd9c61-cfb1-48a1-96dd-15f4ad958167|access-date=2021-10-17|website=www.osac.gov|language=en}}

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Category:Populated places in Turkmenistan

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