Ýolöten () is the capital city of Ýolöten District, Mary Province, Turkmenistan. The city is located in the delta of the Murghab River, southeast of Mary. It was granted the status of a city in 1939. In 2022, it had a population of 30,709 people.
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Ýolöten () is the capital city of Ýolöten District, Mary Province, Turkmenistan. The city is located in the delta of the Murghab River, southeast of Mary. It was granted the status of a city in 1939. In 2022, it had a population of 30,709 people.
==Etymology== Atanyýazow attributes the name to the settlement's location on the Silk Road between ancient Merv and Herat. The words ýol and öten mean "road" and "past" in Turkmen, respectively, i.e., "a place to cross".
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