Fun fact 1 about Türkmenabat
city
The former name of the city, Çärjew, means 'four streams' in Persian.
Türkmenabat
Turkmenistan
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Türkmenabat
Turkmenistan
Country
Turkmenistan
Population
254.0K
Coordinates
39.10, 63.57
Türkmenabat, formerly known as Çärjew, is the second-largest city in Turkmenistan and the administrative centre of Lebap Province. As of 2022, it had a population of approximately 231,000 people. From 1924 to 1927, it was given the name Leninsk in honour of Vladimir Lenin.
From the “Etymology” section
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