What is Ahal Region?
{{Infobox settlement | name = Ahal | native_name = Ahal welaýaty | native_name_lang = tk | settlement_type = [[Regions of Turkmenistan|Region]] | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | image_flag = | flag_alt = | image_seal = | seal_alt = | image_shield = | shield_alt = | etymology = | nickname = | image_map = Ahal Province in Turkmenistan.svg | map_alt = | map_caption = Ahal region in Turkmenistan | coordinates = | area_total_km2 = 97160 | area_rank = | population_as_of = 2005 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 939700 | population_density_km2 = auto | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Turkmenistan}} | subdivision_type1 = Capital | subdivision_name1 = [[Anau, Turkmenistan|Anau]] ({{lang-tk|Änew}}) | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_name2 = | website = {{URL|https://ahalhakimlik.gov.tm/ru}} }} '''Ahal Region''' ({{lang-tk|Ahal welaýaty}}; from [[Persian language|Persian]] {{lang|fa|آخال}} ''Axāl'') is one of five provinces of [[Turkmenistan]]. It is in the south-center of the country. It borders [[Iran]] and [[Afghanistan]] along the [[Kopet Dag|Kopet Dag Range]]. Its area is {{convert|97160|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} and population 939,700 (2005 est.).<ref name=yb2005>''Statistical Yearbook of Turkmenistan 2000-2004'', National Institute of State Statistics and Information of Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, 2005.</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{geo-stub}} [[Category:Geography of Turkmenistan]]