Gazojak
Gazojak Jürränyň oýy (????-1967) | |
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  Gazojak Location in Turkmenistan | |
| Coordinates: 41°11′0″N 61°24′0″E / 41.18333°N 61.40000°E | |
| Country |  Turkmenistan |
| Province | Lebap Province |
| District | Darganata District |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 23,454 |
Gazojak (also Gazochak, Turkmen: Gazojak) is a city located in Darganata District, Lebap Province, Turkmenistan.[1] It serves as a border crossing to Uzbekistan, situated opposite the Pitnyak rail customs point and the Druzhba motor road customs point on the Uzbek side.[2]
Etymology
The local economy revolves around the natural gas industry — hence, the name gaz ojak, meaning "gas furnace", a form of which, Gazachak or Gaz-Achak, it received in 1967.[3] Before that, the settlement was called Jürränyň oýy, "Jürrä's Thought", Jürrä being a masculine name.[4]
Transport
There used to be a domestic airport but it shut down in 2004.[5]
References
- ↑ "OpenStreetMap / Districts in Turkmenistan".
- ↑ "СОГЛАШЕНИЕ МЕЖДУ ПРАВИТЕЛЬСТВОМ РЕСПУБЛИКИ УЗБЕКИСТАН И ПРАВИТЕЛЬСТВОМ ТУРКМЕНИСТАНА О ПУНКТАХ ПРОПУСКА ЧЕРЕЗ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННУЮ ГРАНИЦУ" (in Russian). Государственное учреждение «Национальный правовой информационный центр «Адолат» при Министерстве юстиции Республики Узбекистан». 18 October 2007.
- ↑ The form Gazachak (Cyrillic Газачак) is attested as late as 1993 in Presidential Decree No. 1327 of 5 May 1993. "Постановление Президента Туркменистана о некоторых вопросах административно-территориальных образований от 5 мая 1993 г. No. 1327" (PDF) (in Russian). Government of Turkmenistan. 5 May 1993. p. 49.
- ↑ Atanyýazow, Soltanşa (1980). Түркменистаның Географик Атларының Дүшүндиришли Сөзлүги [Explanatory Dictionary of Geographic Names in Turkmenistan]. Ashgabat: Ылым. p. 79.
- ↑ Brummell, Paul (2005). Turkmenistan. Bradt Travel Guides. pp. 193–194. ISBN 978-1-84162-144-9.
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