Esenguly
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|other_name = Hasan-Kuly, Gasan-Kuli
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|subdivision_type1 = Province
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|subdivision_name1 = Balkan Province
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|subdivision_name2 = Esenguly District
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Esenguly (formerly Hasan-Kuly, {{small|romanized Russian}} Gasan-Kuli) is a city in and administrative center of Esenguly District, Balkan Province, Turkmenistan. In 1989 its population was 5,823.
Etymology
The name is of obscure origin. A clan of that name, part of the Yomud tribe, exists, but local elders have stated the name is of a long-dead person.{{cite book|title= Түркменистаның Географик Атларының Дүшүндиришли Сөзлүги|trans-title= Explanatory Dictionary of Geographic Names in Turkmenistan |page=327 |publisher=Ылым |date=1980 |place=Ashgabat |first=Soltanşa |last=Atanyýazow|url=https://www.twirpx.com/file/2683178/ }}
Geography
Esenguly lies on a flat, barren plain, just off the coast of the Caspian Sea. The city lies at around {{convert|22|m|ft}} below mean sea level.
Climate
Esenguly has a desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWk), with cool winters and hot summers. Temperatures are not as extreme as other parts of Turkmenistan due to the town's proximity to the Caspian Sea. Precipitation is low, but is highest in winter and lowest in summer.
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|location=Esenguly (1991-2020, extremes 1926-present)
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|Jan record high C=28.3
|Feb record high C=30.2
|Mar record high C=35.8
|Apr record high C = 40.0
|May record high C = 44.1
|Jun record high C = 46.5
|Jul record high C = 43.7
|Aug record high C = 43.0
|Sep record high C = 44.8
|Oct record high C = 40.3
|Nov record high C = 36.0
|Dec record high C = 29.6
|Jan high C = 11.6
|Feb high C = 12.5
|Mar high C = 16.0
|Apr high C = 20.8
|May high C = 25.9
|Jun high C = 29.4
|Jul high C = 31.3
|Aug high C = 32.1
|Sep high C = 29.5
|Oct high C = 24.7
|Nov high C = 17.8
|Dec high C = 13.0
|Jan mean C = 6.1
|Feb mean C = 7.1
|Mar mean C = 10.8
|Apr mean C = 15.6
|May mean C = 21.2
|Jun mean C = 25.6
|Jul mean C = 28.1
|Aug mean C = 28.7
|Sep mean C = 25.1
|Oct mean C = 18.9
|Nov mean C = 12.1
|Dec mean C = 7.6
|Jan low C = 1.8
|Feb low C = 2.8
|Mar low C = 6.4
|Apr low C = 11.3
|May low C = 17.0
|Jun low C = 21.8
|Jul low C = 25.3
|Aug low C = 25.2
|Sep low C = 20.6
|Oct low C = 13.6
|Nov low C = 7.4
|Dec low C = 3.4
|Jan record low C = -17.9
|Feb record low C = -13.0
|Mar record low C = -9.1
|Apr record low C = -1.2
|May record low C = 1.4
|Jun record low C = 9.2
|Jul record low C = 12.8
|Aug record low C = 13.3
|Sep record low C = 3.7
|Oct record low C = -1.8
|Nov record low C = -9.7
|Dec record low C = -16.4
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 20
|Feb precipitation mm = 21
|Mar precipitation mm = 25
|Apr precipitation mm = 16
|May precipitation mm = 6
|Jun precipitation mm = 5
|Jul precipitation mm = 5
|Aug precipitation mm = 9
|Sep precipitation mm = 8
|Oct precipitation mm = 22
|Nov precipitation mm = 32
|Dec precipitation mm = 21
|Jan precipitation days = 5.1
|Feb precipitation days = 5.0
|Mar precipitation days = 4.4
|Apr precipitation days = 3.5
|May precipitation days = 1.0
|Jun precipitation days = 0.9
|Jul precipitation days = 0.8
|Aug precipitation days = 1.1
|Sep precipitation days = 1.2
|Oct precipitation days = 2.7
|Nov precipitation days = 5.0
|Dec precipitation days = 5.7
|Jan humidity = 79.6
|Feb humidity = 77.1
|Mar humidity = 74.0
|Apr humidity = 72.0
|May humidity = 69.2
|Jun humidity = 68.5
|Jul humidity = 69.9
|Aug humidity = 69.1
|Sep humidity = 65.8
|Oct humidity = 68.0
|Nov humidity = 74.6
|Dec humidity = 80.8
|Jan sun = 154.1
|Feb sun = 157.8
|Mar sun = 166.6
|Apr sun = 204.8
|May sun = 269.9
|Jun sun = 315.8
|Jul sun = 311.5
|Aug sun = 294.5
|Sep sun = 249.1
|Oct sun = 220.8
|Nov sun = 181.9
|Dec sun = 151.3
{{cite web|url=http://www.pogodaiklimat.ru/climate.php?id=38750|script-title=ru:КЛИМАТ УЛАН-БАТОРА|publisher=Pogoda.ru.net|language=ru|access-date=4 January 2015}} climatebase.ru (precipitation days){{cite web|title=Esenguly, Russia|url=http://climatebase.ru/station/38750/?lang=en|publisher=Climatebase.ru|accessdate=9 February 2013}}
|source 2=NOAA (sun only, 1961-1990){{cite web|title=Climate Normals for Esenguly|url=ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/RA-II/TX/38750.TXT|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|accessdate=9 February 2013}}
|date = February 2013
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Transportation
A road leads north to Çekişler and Ekarem. Route P-16 connects these towns to Gumdag. Another road to the east connects the town to Ajiyap, Çaloýuk, Garadegiş and Akyayla, from which route P-15 leads to Etrek and Magtymguly, and also to Gyzylarbat.
References
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{{Cities of Turkmenistan}}
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