Mukry

Mukry is a town in Köýtendag District, Lebap Province, Turkmenistan. It is located near Kerki and Amu Dar'ya.^[1]^[2]

Etymology[]

Mukry is the name of a Turkmen tribe. The town was named Akgumdänajy (Cyrillic Акгумдәнаҗы) at some point but the name Mukry was restored after construction of the railway station.^[3]

Economy[]

Mukry is the location of a gypsum mine.^[4]

Transportation[]

Mukry features a station on the rail line connecting Kerki to the border crossing into Uzbekistan, and is on the P-37 highway. A rail spur and a road connect it to the city of Magdanly.^[2]

References[]

^ "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Mukry, Turkmenistan".
^ ^a ^b Way: Mukry (531248980)
^ Atanyýazow, Soltanşa (1980). Түркменистаның Географик Атларының Дүшүндиришли Сөзлүги [Explanatory Dictionary of Geographic Names in Turkmenistan]. Ashgabat: Ылым. p. 212.
^ Levine, Richard M. (1998). "THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF TURKMENISTAN" (PDF).

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[1] "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Mukry, Turkmenistan".

[osm-2] Way: Mukry (531248980)

[atanyyazov-3] Atanyýazow, Soltanşa (1980). Түркменистаның Географик Атларының Дүшүндиришли Сөзлүги [Explanatory Dictionary of Geographic Names in Turkmenistan]. Ashgabat: Ылым. p. 212.

[min-4] Levine, Richard M. (1998). "THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF TURKMENISTAN" (PDF).

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