Map of Balkanabat, Turkmenistan

Balkanabat is the administrative centre of Balkan, Turkmenistan, with a population of about 87,822. It lies at 39.5108°N, 54.3671°E. Balkanabat is about 389 km (242 mi) northwest of Ashgabat, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Türkmenbaşy, 133 km to the northwest.

Balkanabat at a glance

Where is Balkanabat?

• The 6th largest city in Turkmenistan by recorded population.
• The 2nd largest city in Balkan on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 22 min on the shortest day to 14 h 58 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Balkanabat

• Türkmenbaşy — 133 km northwest
• Serdar — 175 km east
• Kalāleh — 257 km southeast, Iran
• Gonbad-e Kāvūs — 261 km south, Iran
• Āq Qalā — 278 km south, Iran
• Āzādshahr — 279 km south, Iran
• Baharly — 291 km southeast
• Bandar-e Torkaman — 291 km south, Iran
• Aliabad-e Katul — 292 km south, Iran
• Gorgān — 297 km south, Iran

Largest cities in Balkan

• Türkmenbaşy — 91,745
• Serdar — 48,558

Largest cities in Turkmenistan

• Ashgabat — 1,030,063
• Türkmenabat — 230,861
• Daşoguz — 201,142
• Mary — 167,027
• Türkmenbaşy — 91,745
• Bayramaly — 70,376
• Tejen — 67,488
• Serdar — 48,558
• Gowurdak — 44,508
• Boldumsaz — 39,532

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.