Farap | |
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![]() 1911 photograph, created by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii. | |
Coordinates: 39°10′N 63°36′E / 39.167°N 63.600°E[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Lebap Region |
District | Çärjew District |
Elevation | 187 m (614 ft) |
Population (2012)[3] | |
• Total | 14,503 |
Time zone | UTC+5 (+5) |
Postal code | 746070 |
Area code | (+993) 448 |
Vehicle registration | LB |
Farap, also known as Farab,[4] or Firabr,[5] is a city in Çärjew District, Lebap Province, Turkmenistan.[6]
Etymology
[edit]The name is of obscure origin and meaning. Vambery considered it a corruption of a Persian phrase meaning "pure water".[7]
Overview
[edit]Farap is the site of a border crossing into Alat, Uzbekistan.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Farap, Lebap, Turkmenistan". Mindat.org. Hudson Institute of Mineralogy. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
Lat/Long (dec): 39.17037,63.61165
- ^ "Elevation of Farap, Turkmenistan Elevation Map, Topography, Contour". Floodmap.net. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
187 meters
- ^ "Farap, Lebap, Turkmenistan". Mindat.org. Hudson Institute of Mineralogy. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
Population: 14,503 (2012)
- ^ "Farap, Lebap, Turkmenistan". Mindat.org. Hudson Institute of Mineralogy. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
Alternative Names: Farab, Farap, Фарап
- ^ The Lands of the Eastern Caliphate. ISBN 978-1616405120.
- ^ "Постановление Меджлиса Милли Генгеша Туркменистана" (in Russian). Электронная газета «Золотой век». 10 November 2022.
- ^ Atanyýazow, Soltanşa (1980). Түркменистаның Географик Атларының Дүшүндиришли Сөзлүги [Explanatory Dictionary of Geographic Names in Turkmenistan]. Ashgabat: Ылым. p. 281.
- ^ Caravanistan - Uzbekistan border crossings, retrieved 13 September 2019