Magdanly
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Magdanly, formerly known as Gowurdak or Gaurdak (in ), is a city in Köýtendag District, Lebap Province, Turkmenistan. In 2022, it had a population of 44,508 people.
Key facts
- Settlement.other_name
- Magdanly şäheri
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- City
- Settlement.official_name
- Magdanly
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- 300px
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- Turkmenistan
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Lebap Province
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- District
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- Köýtendag District
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2022 official census
- Settlement.population_total
- 44,508
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
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- +5
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- Etymology
- History
- Administrative Divisions
- See also
- References
Magdanly, formerly known as Gowurdak or Gaurdak (in ), is a city in Köýtendag District, Lebap Province, Turkmenistan. In 2022, it had a population of 44,508 people.
==Etymology== The word magdan means "ore" in Turkmen, and the suffix -ly means "with", hence "with ore". The area, in the foothills of the Köýtendag Mountains, is rich in various mineral ores. The former name, Gowurdak, referred to a mountain in that district which is mined for high-quality sulfur. Atanyyazow explains that the name Gowurdak "is derived from the local dialect gövür ('sulfur') and the word dag, yielding 'sulfur mountain'."
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Magdanly” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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