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Farap, also known as Farab, or Firabr, is a city in Çärjew District, Lebap Province, Turkmenistan.

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Place details

Locality
Farap
Region
Lebap welaýaty
Country
Türkmenistan
Population
14,503
Timezone
Asia/Ashgabat

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Farap
Settlement.image_skyline
Prokudin-GorkiTurkmenistanyTrainStation.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
1911 photograph, created by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii.
Settlement.pushpin_map
Turkmenistan#Asia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Turkmenistan
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Lebap Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Çärjew District
Settlement.population_as_of
2012
Settlement.population_total
14503
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.population_blank1_title
Ethnicities
Settlement.population_blank2_title
Religions
Settlement.timezone
+5

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Population
8524
Elevation
191
Image
Prokudin-GorkiTurkmenistanyTrainStation.jpg
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Farap
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Contents
  • Etymology
  • Overview
  • References

Farap, also known as Farab, or Firabr, is a city in Çärjew District, Lebap Province, Turkmenistan.

==Etymology== The name is of obscure origin and meaning. Vambery considered it a corruption of a Persian phrase meaning "pure water".

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