What is "ruhabat"

' Ruhabat' is a town and capital of Ruhabat District in the Ahal Province of Turkmenistan.

The town was known as Imeni Ovezberdy Kuliyeva until October 2001, when President Saparmurat Niyazov renamed it, at the same time changing the name of Ashgabat District to Ruhabat District, in honor of the Ruhnama.

On October 22, 2008, a new textile factory was officially opened in the district, providing jobs for 550 people. The factory specialises in velvet and is expected to produce some one million metres of printed and painted silk velvet per year. The factory was built by Turkish company " 5M Inşaat Tekstil Ithalat Sanayi Ticaret LTD Sti" but the framework for the factory was established as a result of intergovernmental agreements between Turkmenistan and the People's Republic of China. The total cost of the project is 28.75 million U.S. dollars. The equipment for the factory was supplied by Chinese company "Jum Shui".