Amu Dar'ya (town)

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Amu Dar'ya
Amyderýa şäherçesi
Amu Dar'ya is located in Turkmenistan
Amu Dar'ya
Amu Dar'ya
Location in Turkmenistan
Coordinates: 37°53′N 65°15′E / 37.883°N 65.250°E / 37.883; 65.250
CountryFlag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan
ProvinceLebap Province
Elevation
244 m (801 ft)
Population
 (1989 census)[1]
 • Total5,018
Time zoneUTC+5

Amu Dar'ya (Turkmen: Amyderýa) is a town in Döwletli District, Lebap Province, Turkmenistan, on the river of the same name opposite the town of Kerki. As of 1989, it had a population of 5,018.[1]

Geography[]

Amu Dar'ya is located at an elevation of 265 meters on the banks of the Amu-Darya River.

Notable people[]

  • (born 1958), Turkmen statesman and politician

Transportation[]

Amu Dar'ya is on a branch of the Trans-Caspian railway that leads from Samarqand in Uzbekistan, through the far east of Turkmenistan, and then back to Termez in Uzbekistan and finally Dushanbe in Tajikistan. Amu Dar'ya is one of three major stations on this line in Turkmenistan, along with Köýtendag and .

The P-39 highway connects the city to Kerki across the Amu-Darya river by the Atamyrat-Kerkichi Bridge constructed Ukrainian builders.[2][3] The P-37 highway connects the town to the nearby municipalities of and Dostluk, and farther east to Köýtendag and the border with Uzbekistan. The P-89 highway leads north to the Uzbek border town of .

References[]

  1. ^ a b Population census 1989 Archived 2012-02-04 at WebCite, Demoscope Weekly, No. 359-360, 1–18 January 2009 (search for пгт Аму-Дарья) (in Russian)
  2. ^ Янукович пешком прошел 1,5-километровый украинский мост в Туркменистане
  3. ^ Президенты Туркменистана и Украины приняли участие в церемонии ввода и закладки важных объектов в Лебапском велаяте

Coordinates: 37°53′N 65°15′E / 37.883°N 65.250°E / 37.883; 65.250

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