The administrative center of the district is the town of Ruhubelent.

The district was established April 2007 and the town of Ruhubelent was founded on 17 October 2008.

[1][2][3] The "virgin district"[3] was formed on 400 thousand hectares of the Shasenem Prairie (Russian: массив Шасенем) specifically for cultivation of wheat, cotton, and pasturage.

[3] Şabat Open Joint Stock Company operates a dairy farm in Ruhubelent District.

[4] The district is served by the Trans-Karakum Railway that connects Ashgabat and Daşoguz as well as the Ashgabat-Dashoguz Automobile Highway.