Turkmenbashi has a Russian sister city
The agreement on cooperation between the Astrakhan region (RF) and the Balkan region of Turkmenistan, the agreement on twinning between the cities of Astrakhan and Turkmenbashi, the agreement in the field of education are the results of the meeting in Moscow of the Ambassador of Turkmenistan to the Russian Federation Batyr Niyazliev with the Vice-Governor and Chairman of the Government of the Astrakhan region Oleg Knyazev.