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Türkmenabat

Also known as Āmul, Çärjew, Amul, Chardzhou

Türkmenabat () is the second-largest city in Turkmenistan and the administrative centre of Lebap Province. , it had a population of approximately 231,000 people (up from 161,000 in the 1989 census). From 1924 to 1927, it was given the name Leninsk in honour of Vladimir Lenin.

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Türkmenabat is the second-largest city in Turkmenistan and serves as the administrative center for Lebap Province, with a population of approximately 231,000 people. The city has grown significantly since 1989, when it had 161,000 residents, and was previously called Leninsk from 1924 to 1927.

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Settlement.native_name_lang: tk
Settlement.official_name: Türkmenabat
Settlement.other_name: Türkmenabat şäheri
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_caption: Ruhyýet Palace (above), Marble buildings along the street Bitarap Turkmenistan (left) City's East Side (right)
Settlement.pushpin_map: Turkmenistan
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Turkmenistan
Settlement.pushpin_relief: yes
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Lebap Province
Settlement.subdivision_name3: —"
Settlement.leader_title: Häkim
Settlement.leader_name: Guvanch Bazarov
Settlement.area_total_km2: 158.5
Settlement.population_as_of: 2022 census

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Etymology
Geography
History
Climate
Demographics
Transportation
Urban transport
Air
Railways
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Telecommunication
Culture
Education
International relations
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==Etymology== The former name of the city, Çärjew, is a Turkmen borrowing from the Persian (), meaning 'four streams'. This type of naming is also common in Iran, such as the village Se Juy ('three streams'). The current name of the city is simply a combining of and the Persian suffix (), meaning 'dwelling of'.

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