Balkan velayat (Turkm. Balkan welaýaty) is an administrative unit in the west of Turkmenistan. The administrative center is the city of Balkanabad (former Nebit-Dag).
It was formed on May 18, 1992 on the territory of the former Balkan region. In terms of area, the Balkan velayat ranks first in the republic (it accounts for 28.5% of the territory of Turkmenistan with less than 9% of the population).