As of 2021 it was no longer listed among the districts of Ahal Province on the provincial government's official website.

[9] Gurtly Bird Sanctuary is located some 5 km from the former town and seat of Ruhabat, now the site of the administrative center of Bagtyyarlyk District of Ashgabat.

On October 22, 2008, a new textile factory was officially opened in the district, providing jobs for 550 people.

The factory was built by the 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 equipment for the factory was supplied by the Chinese company "Jum Shui".