Concept information
Preferred term
Ashgabat earthquake
Definition
- Ashgabat (Ashkhabad) is the capital of Turkmenistan, which was part of the Soviet Union at the time of the incident. Ashgabat is situated near the border with Iran. [Source: Encyclopedia of Disaster Relief; Ashgabat Earthquake (1948)]
Broader concept
Belongs to group
Date
- 1948
URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/Ashgabat_earthquake
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