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Capital of Farap District, Lebap Province, Turkmenistan
For the city in Kazakhstan, see
Otrar.
Place in Lebap Region, Turkmenistan
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.
Vambery considered it a corruption of a Persian phrase meaning "pure water".
[7]
Overview
Farap is the site of a border crossing into Alat,
Uzbekistan.
[8]
References
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"Farap, Lebap, Turkmenistan". Mindat.org. Hudson Institute of Mineralogy. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
Lat/Long (dec): 39.17037,63.61165
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"Elevation of Farap, Turkmenistan Elevation Map, Topography, Contour". Floodmap.net. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
187 meters
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"Farap, Lebap, Turkmenistan". Mindat.org. Hudson Institute of Mineralogy. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
Population: 14,503 (2012)
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"Farap, Lebap, Turkmenistan". Mindat.org. Hudson Institute of Mineralogy. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
Alternative Names: Farab, Farap, Фарап
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^ The Lands of the Eastern Caliphate.
ISBN
978-1616405120.
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"Постановление Меджлиса Милли Генгеша Туркменистана" (in Russian). Электронная газета «Золотой век». 10 November 2022.
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^ Atanyýazow, Soltanşa (1980).
Түркменистаның Географик Атларының Дүшүндиришли Сөзлүги [Explanatory Dictionary of Geographic Names in Turkmenistan]. Ashgabat: Ылым. p. 281.
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Caravanistan - Uzbekistan border crossings, retrieved 13 September 2019