Anau, Turkmenistan
Anau (also spelled Annau, Turkmen: Änew) is a city in Turkmenistan. It is the capital of Ahal Province and is 8 km southeast of Ashgabat which is connected via the M37 highway.
Anau Änew | |
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  Anau Location in Turkmenistan | |
| Coordinates: 37°53′N 58°32′E | |
| Country |  |
| Province | Ahal Province |
| Population (1989 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 30,000 |
Mosque in Anau. By K. Mishin, 1902; Museum of Fine Art in Ashgabat
The name Anau is from Persian Âbe nav (آب نو) meaning "New Water".
In 2003, the city built a new stadium, and in 2005 a major museum called 'Ak Bugday (White Wheat) Museum', housing artifacts recovered from the area.[2]
Archaeology
Compartmented seals of eagle, monkey, and goddess, Turkmenistan or northeast Iran, early Bronze Age, c. 2200-1800 BC, bronze - Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
The Chalcolithic Anau culture dates back to 4500 BC, following the Neolithic Jeitun culture in the cultural sequence of southern Turkmenistan.[3]
Anau was excavated by a joint Turkmen-US archaeological expedition in the 1990s and 2000s.[4]
Anau was a stopping point along the famous ancient Silk Road. Fine painted potteries are found here.
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gollark: It scores 94.3 on the standardized bismuth bismuthness scale.
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References
- Population census 2017 Archived 2012-02-04 at WebCite, Demoscope Weekly, No. 359-360, 1–18 January 2009 (search for Туркменская ССР) (in Russian)
- Picture of Museum, at the site where the earliest settlement was located - pinterest.com
- Kurbanov, Aydogdy (2018-09-14). "A brief history of archaeological research in Turkmenistan from the beginning of the 20th century until the present". ArchéOrient-Le Blog (in French). Retrieved 2020-05-23.
- AYDOGDY KURBANOV (2018), A brief history of archaeological research in Turkmenistan from the beginning of the 20th century until the present.
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