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Fun fact 2 about Türkmenabat

Lebap welaýatynyň Ruhyýet köşgi
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Some 70 kilometres south of Türkmenabat is the Repetek Nature Reserve, known for its desert crocodiles.

Türkmenabat
Turkmenistan
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Türkmenabat

Turkmenistan

Country
Turkmenistan
Population
254.0K
Coordinates
39.10, 63.57
719th most populous city in the world

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.

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