Gökdepe

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Gökdepe is a historic town in southern Turkmenistan known for the 1881 Battle of Geok Tepe between Russian imperial forces and Turkmen defenders.

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Label Occurrences
Gökdepe canonical 1

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Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf populated place ⓘ
town ⓘ
administrativeDivision Gökdepe District ⓘ
associatedWith Russian Empire ⓘ
Turkmen defenders ⓘ
battleCasualtiesSide Russian casualties ⓘ
heavy Turkmen casualties ⓘ
battleDate 1881 ⓘ
conflictName Battle of Geok Tepe ⓘ
conflictType siege ⓘ
coordinateRegion Central Asia ⓘ
country Turkmenistan ⓘ
countrySubdivision Ahal Province ⓘ
linked to: Ahal Region
culturalSignificance symbol of Turkmen resistance ⓘ
fortificationType walled fortress ⓘ
hasHeritage Turkmen national heritage ⓘ
hasHistoricalSignificance Battle of Geok Tepe ⓘ
hasNameVariant Geok Tepe ⓘ
Gokdepe ⓘ
historicalContext Russian conquest of Turkmen tribes ⓘ
Russian–Turkmen conflicts ⓘ
historicalEventLocation siege of Geok Tepe ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Geok Tepe
historicalPeriod 19th century ⓘ
knownFor 1881 Battle of Geok Tepe ⓘ
resistance to Russian imperial expansion ⓘ
languageOfName Turkmen ⓘ
linked to: Turkmen language
locatedIn Ahal Region ⓘ
southern Turkmenistan ⓘ
memorialType site of national remembrance for Turkmen ⓘ
nearbyMajorCity Ashgabat ⓘ
partOf Russian conquest of Central Asia ⓘ
regionCapitalOf Gökdepe District ⓘ
regionRole local administrative center ⓘ
religionSite mosques ⓘ
resultOfBattle Russian victory ⓘ
incorporation into Russian Empire’s sphere of control ⓘ
sovereignState Turkmenistan ⓘ
strategicImportance key fortress in Turkmen resistance ⓘ
terrain semi-arid steppe ⓘ
timeZone UTC+5 ⓘ
transportConnection railway line between Ashgabat and western Turkmenistan ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ahal Region → containsCity → Gökdepe ⓘ