Ymamnazar
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Imamnazar
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Ymamnazar (also Ymam Nazar, Imamnazar) is a remote settlement in Turkmenistan's Lebap province. It is situated immediately adjacent to Turkmenistan's southern border with Afghanistan, opposite to Aqina. The nearest city in Turkmenistan is Kerki.
In 2007, an international border crossing point was opened in Ymamnazar,{{cite news|url=http://www.turkmenistan.ru/en/node/5995|title=New Imamnazar border crossing point opened on Turkmen-Afghan border|date=11 August 2007|publisher=Türkmenistan.ru|access-date=21 January 2017}} making it one of two international border crossings on the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan border, the other being Serhetabat-Torghundi. The border crossing is officially called "Saparmurat", after Saparmurat "Turkmenbashy" Niyazov, the first president of Turkmenistan.
There are basic transshipment facilities here, including a small oil terminal{{cite news|url=http://www.oilgas.gov.tm/en/blog/600/on-the-turkmenafghan-border-the-terminal-of-oil-products-imamnazar-is-put-into-operation|title=On the Turkmen-Afghan border the terminal of oil products Imamnazar is put into operation|date=28 November 2016|publisher=Nebit-Gaz|access-date=21 January 2017}} for shipping Turkmen hydrocarbons onward into Afghanistan.
Railhead
File:Ymamnazar, Turkmenistan, passenger rail station, 28 November 2016.jpg
In 2015, Ymamnazar became the southern terminus of a railway line from Kerki.{{cite web|last=Grantham|first=Andrew|title=Turkmenistan to Imamnazar, Aqina and Andkhoy|url=http://www.andrewgrantham.co.uk/afghanistan/railways/turkmenistan-to-imanazar-aqina-and-andkhoy/|publisher=Railways of Afghanistan|access-date=21 January 2017}} In 2016 the line was extended across the border into Afghanistan to Aqina and opened for traffic in November 2016.{{cite news|last=Salehai|first=Zarghona|title=Afghan-Turkmenistan railroad inaugurated|url=http://www.pajhwok.com/en/2016/11/28/afghan-turkmenistan-railroad-inaugurated|date=28 November 2016|publisher=Pajhwok Afghan News|access-date=17 January 2017}} It is one of only three railways in Afghanistan. The line is eventually planned to form part of railway corridor through northern Afghanistan,{{cite web|last=Grantham|first=Andrew|title=TAT Railway|url=http://www.andrewgrantham.co.uk/afghanistan/railways/tat-railway/
|date=31 October 2016|publisher=Railways of Afghanistan|access-date=19 January 2017}} linking Turkmenistan with Tajikistan via Sheberghan, Mazar-i-Sharif and Sher Khan Bandar.
Petroleum Depot
As of November 2016 Ymamnazar featured a petroleum depot with 45,000 m3 capacity. The depot is designed for delivery of fuel to Afghanistan, and includes 12 storage tanks for motor fuels and liquid petroleum gas, including seven tanks of 5,000 m3 each and five tanks of 2,000 m3 each. Design capacity of the depot is 540,000 tonnes per year. Fuel is delivered to the petroleum depot by rail and by a pipeline from the Seýdi oil refinery.{{cite web|url=https://www.argusmedia.com/-/media/Files/sample-reports/argus-caspian-transportation-russian.ashx?la=en&hash=A24FB683DBC69846DB8D5E97616EF1A3CF490219 |title=Argus Транспорт Каспия |date=25 November 2016 |page=9 |language=ru |publisher=Argus Media}}
See also
References
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Category:Populated places in Lebap Region
Category:Afghanistan–Turkmenistan border crossings
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