Editing Ahal Region (section)

===Soviet period===
Originally named ''Ashgabat oblasty'' in Turkmen ({{langx|ru|Ашхабадская область}}, [[Cyrillic script|Cyrillic]] Turkmen {{Lang|tk-Cyrl|Ашгабат областы}}), the future Ahal Province was initially formed on 21 November 1939, abolished on 25 May 1959, and reconstituted on 27 December 1973.<ref name=encyclopedia>{{cite book|title=Туркменская Советская Социалистическая Республика: Энциклопедический справочник|date=1984|publisher=Издательство Чувашского обкома КПСС|place=Ashkhabad|language = ru|page=478}}</ref> In 1977 ''Ashgabat oblasty'' was awarded the [[Order of Lenin]].<ref name=encyclopedia />