🌆 Largest Cities in Turkmenistan
Cities of Turkmenistan with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by population (GeoNames).
Ashgabat38%
Türkmenabat8.5%
Daşoguz7.4%
Mary6.1%
Türkmenbaşy3.4%
Balkanabat3.2%
Bayramaly2.6%
Tejen2.5%
Gyzylarbat
Magdanly
Boldumsaz
Abadan
Yolöten
Bäherden
Köneürgenç
Yylanly
Gökdepe
Kaka
Kerki
Sarahs
Gumdag
Änew
Görogly
Bereket
Oýrat
Gazojak
Halaç
Saýat
Seydi
Gubadag
1
AshgabatAshgabat
1,030,063
2
TürkmenabatLebap
230,861
3
DaşoguzDasoguz
201,142
4
MaryMary
167,027
5
TürkmenbaşyBalkan
91,745
6
BalkanabatBalkan
87,822
7
BayramalyMary
70,376
8
TejenAhal
67,488
9
GyzylarbatBalkan
48,558
10
MagdanlyLebap
44,508
11
BoldumsazDasoguz
39,532
12
AbadanAhal
39,481
13
YolötenMary
37,705
14
BäherdenAhal
37,588
15
KöneürgençDasoguz
37,176
16
YylanlyDasoguz
36,594
17
GökdepeAhal
33,381
18
KakaAhal
33,315
19
KerkiLebap
33,242
20
SarahsAhal
31,269
21
GumdagBalkan
30,884
22
ÄnewAhal
28,653
23
GöroglyDasoguz
26,770
24
BereketBalkan
24,500
25
OýratDasoguz
21,160
26
GazojakLebap
21,021
27
HalaçLebap
20,778
28
GämiAhal
18,148
29
SaýatLebap
17,762
30
SeydiMary
17,762
31
GubadagDasoguz
17,118
32
TürkmengalaMary
16,696
33
AhalAhal
16,025
34
ÇaşgynMary
15,470
35
MagtymgulyBalkan
15,386
36
JebelBalkan
15,056
Highlights
Within Turkmenistan, Ashgabat ranks first in 2026 with 1,030,063, followed by Türkmenabat (230,861) and Daşoguz (201,142).
Ashgabat is 4.5 times higher than Türkmenabat, the runner-up.
Across 36 entries, values run from 1,030,063 (Ashgabat) to 15,056 (Jebel), with a median of 33,279.
Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: people.
Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 14, 2026 — GeoNames aggregates census and estimate figures, so the reference year varies by city, and a few figures cover the metropolitan area rather than the city proper.