Lebap Province

Lebap Province

Lebap Province (Lebap welaýaty / Лебап велаяты) is one of the Welayatlar (provinces) of Turkmenistan. It is in the northeast of the country, bordering Uzbekistan. Its capital is Turkmenabat (Түркменабат, formerly named Chärjew). It has an area of 94,000 square kilometers, and a population of 1,034,700 people.

It contains the Repetek Desert Reserve and the Kugitang Nature Reserve, which has Turkmenistan's highest mountain, Airababa (3137 meters).

Both Turkmen citizens and foreigners require special permission to visit parts of the province bordering Uzbekistan, as the government regards the border district as a "closed" border zone.

Districts

Lebap Province is divided into 15 districts ("etraplar"; singular "etrap") and 3 cities ("il") [ [http://whp057.narod.ru/lebap.htm Лебапский Велаят ] ] [ [http://www.statoids.com/ytm.html Turkmenistan Districts ] ] . Name changes since 1995 are shown in parentheses:

*Districts
**Atamyrat District (formerly Kerki District)
**Beýik Türkmenbaşy District (formerly Saparmyrat Nyýazow District)
**Birata District (formerly Darganata District)
**Farap District
**Galkynyş District (formerly Dänew District)
**Garabekewül District
**Garaşsyzlyk District (formerly Boýnyuzyn District)
**Halaç District
**Hojambaz District
**Koýtendag District (formerly Çarşaňňy District)
**Magdanly District
**Sakar District
**Saýat District
**Serdarabat District (formerly Turkmenabat/Çärjew District)
**Seýdi District

*Cities
**Magdanly City (formerly Gowurdak)
**Seýdi City
**Türkmenabat City (formerly Çärjew)

References

External links

* [http://lebap.com - Lebap]


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