The Turkmenistan area, following annexation to Russia,…

1888 CE to 1899 CE

The Turkmenistan area, following annexation to Russia, is administered as the Trans-Caspian District by corrupt and malfeasant military officers and officials appointed by the Guberniya (Governorate General) of Turkestan.

A railroad line is built from Krasnovodsk to Ashgabat in the 1880s is later extended to Tashkent.

Urban areas began to develop along the railway.

Although the Trans-Caspian region essentially is a colony of Russia, it remains a backwater, except for Russian concerns with British colonialist intentions in the region and with possible uprisings by the Turkmen.

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Ashkhabad > Aschabad Ahal Turkmenistan View →

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Turkmen people View → Russian Empire View → Russian Turkestan View →

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Russian Siege of Geok Tepe View →

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