Dänew
Cyrillic Russian Дейнау Galkynyş 2001-2017 | |
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  Dänew Location in Turkmenistan | |
| Coordinates: 39°16′N 63°11′E / 39.267°N 63.183°E | |
| Country |  Turkmenistan |
| Province | Lebap Province |
| District | Dänew District |
| Population (1989) | |
| • Total | 7,932[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5 |
Dänew[2] (Russian: Дейнау) is a city and capital of Dänew District in Lebap Province, Turkmenistan. It received the status of urban-type settlement in 1935. Prior to 2001, it was named Dänew; from 2001 until 2017 the city was named Galkynyş.[2][3]
Etymology
The name Dänew is Persian or Tajik in origin, derived from deh ("village") and nov ("new"), meaning "new village".[4] The word galkynyş means "revival, renewal" in Turkmen and is sometimes translated as "renaissance".[5]
References
- ↑ "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность городского населения союзных республик, их территориальных единиц, городских поселений и городских районов по полу". Archived from the original on 2009-02-26. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- 1 2 "Парламент Туркменистана внёс изменения в административно-территориальное деление Лебапского велаята" (in Russian). Turkmenportal. 28 November 2017.
- ↑ "Türkmenistanyň Halk Maslahatynyň Karary 2. Lebap w elayatynda atlary üýtgetm ek hakynda" (PDF) (in Turkmen). p. 35.
- ↑ Atanyýazow, Soltanşa (1980). Түркменистаның Географик Атларының Дүшүндиришли Сөзлүги [Explanatory Dictionary of Geographic Names in Turkmenistan]. Ashgabat: Ылым. pp. 153–154.
- ↑ Frank, Allen J.; Touch-Werner, Jeren (October 20, 1999). Turkmen-English Dictionary (in English and Turkmen). Kensington, Maryland: Dunwoody Press. ISBN 978-1881265290.
39°16′N 63°11′E / 39.267°N 63.183°E
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