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As of 20 December 2022 there were 37 districts (Turkmen: etraplar, singular etrap), 49 cities (Turkmen: şäherler, singular şäher), including 7 cities with district status (Turkmen: etrap hukukly), 68 towns (Turkmen: şäherçeler, singular şäherçe), 469 rural councils (rural municipal units, Turkmen: geňeşlikler, singular geňeşlik ...
Though this officially limits the possible number of such cities to five (the number of provinces), in reality other cities are periodically accorded the status of a district. As of 9 November 2022, 7 cities in Turkmenistan enjoyed the status of districts. [1] One city, the capital city of Ashgabat, enjoys the status of a province. [2]
The name of Turkmenistan (Turkmen: Türkmenistan) can be divided into two components: the ethnonym Türkmen and the Persian suffix -stan meaning "place of" or "country".The name "Turkmen" comes from Turk, plus the Sogdian suffix -men, meaning "almost Turk", in reference to their status outside the Turkic dynastic mythological system.
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Farap, also known as Farab, [4] or Firabr, [5] is a city in Çärjew District, Lebap Province, Turkmenistan. [6] Etymology. The name is of obscure origin and meaning.
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The location of Turkmenistan An enlargeable map of Turkmenistan. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Turkmenistan: Turkmenistan is a sovereign Turkic country located in Central Asia. [1] The name Turkmenistan is derived from Persian, meaning "land of the Turkmen".
The province covers 139,270 square kilometers and counts 529,895 residents (2022 estimate). [1] A large minority of these are nomadic herding families. [2] Its population density of 3.8 persons per square kilometer is the lowest in Turkmenistan. Other cities include: Bereket, Türkmenbaşy, Gumdag, Serdar, Hazar, Etrek, and Esenguly.