Serhetabat (formerly Guşgy in Turkmen, Kushka in Russian) is a small town in the Mary Province in Turkmenistan, located in the valley of the Kushka River. Population: 5,200 (1991). The area was acquired by Imperial Russia as a result of the Panjdeh Incident and the Battle of Kushka (30 May, 1885) (...) (from Wikipedia)