Bäherden

 city, district center

Bäherden is a city and the seat of Baherden District in south-western Turkmenistan in Ahal Province. It lies on the northern rim of the Kopet Dag mountain range, south-west of the resort village of Archman. The meaning of bäherden is unclear. According to Atanyyazow, some archaeologists have related it to a village called Abhadaran, located 3 to 4 kilometers northeast of Bäherden, but local greybeards interpret it as deriving from Bahrizen ("the lake of your wife") and Maharram (the name of the queen of a one-time chief of Durun). The name from 2003 to 2018, Baharly, simply means "springlike" in Turkmen. he settlement was conquered and incorporated into Russia in 1881 following the Battle of Geok-Tepe. At the end of the 19th century, it housed 789 people and was a stop along the Trans-Caspian Railway. Bäherden was administrative center of the Bäherden district of the Turkmen SSR. On February 3, 2008, it received the status of a city.