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Also known as Neftezavodsk

Seýdi, formerly known as Neftezavodsk (in Russian: Нефтезаводск), is a city in Dänew District, Lebap Province, Turkmenistan. The city is located on the left bank of the Amu Darya River, circa 35 km northwest of Dänew. The country's second largest oil refinery is located in Seýdi. In 2022, it had reportedly a population of 29,670 people.

Key facts

Settlement.settlement_type
City
Settlement.other_name
Seýdi şäheri
Settlement.official_name
Seýdi
Settlement.pushpin_map
Turkmenistan
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Lebap Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Dänew District
Settlement.leader_title
Häkim
Settlement.established_date
1973
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.population_as_of
2022 official census
Settlement.population_total
29,670
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.utc_offset
+5
Settlement.postal_code
746222
Settlement.area_code
(+993-446)

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Etymology
  • History
  • Geography
  • Economy
  • See also
  • References

Seýdi, formerly known as Neftezavodsk (in Russian: Нефтезаводск), is a city in Dänew District, Lebap Province, Turkmenistan. The city is located on the left bank of the Amu Darya River, circa 35 km northwest of Dänew. The country's second largest oil refinery is located in Seýdi. In 2022, it had reportedly a population of 29,670 people.

==Etymology== The city was named Neftezavodsk from 1973 until 1990. It derives from two Russian words: "neft," (нефть) which means "oil," and "zavod," (завод) which means "factory."

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Seýdi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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