36°32′46″N 62°33′27″E / 36.54611°N 62.55750°E / 36.54611; 62.55750

Sandykgaçy
Sandykgaçy is located in Turkmenistan
Sandykgaçy
Sandykgaçy
Coordinates: 36°32′46″N 62°33′27″E / 36.54611°N 62.55750°E / 36.54611; 62.55750
Country Turkmenistan
ProvinceMary
DistrictTagtabazar District
Rural CouncilSandykgaçy geňeşligi
Elevation
301 m (988 ft)
Time zoneUTC+5 (TMT)
  Summer (DST)UTC+5 (TMT)

Sandykgaçy[1] is a village in and the seat of Sandykgaçy geňeşligi (rural council), Tagtabazar District, in Mary Province, Turkmenistan.[2] It is located on the Murghab River. In the Soviet period the name was applied to a fruit and vegetable sovkhoz located at this village.[3]

Etymology

The Turkmen word sandykgaçy means "box". Atanyyazow explains that in antiquity the name appeared as "Sandykgachan", meaning "boxed (in)", because of the high, steep slopes that enclose the village.[3]

Transportation

The village is served by both the A-388 highway between Serhetabat and Ýolöten and a station on the rail line to Serhetabat.[4]

References

  1. "Sandykgaçy, Turkmenistan - P PPL 1218459". GeoNames. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. "OpenStreetMap / Districts in Turkmenistan". Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  3. 1 2 Atanyýazow, Soltanşa (1980). Түркменистаның Географик Атларының Дүшүндиришли Сөзлүги [Explanatory Dictionary of Geographic Names in Turkmenistan] (in Turkmen). Ashgabat: Ылым. p. 246.
  4. "Node: Sandykgaçy geňeşligi (7636820901)". Retrieved 25 April 2021.


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