Farap

Farap, also known as Farab,[4] or Firabr,[5] is a city in Çärjew District, Lebap Province, Turkmenistan.[6]

Farap
1911 photograph, created by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii.
1911 photograph, created by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii.
Farap is located in Turkmenistan
Farap
Farap
Location in Turkmenistan
Farap is located in Asia
Farap
Farap
Farap (Asia)
Coordinates: 39°10′N 63°36′E[1]
Country Turkmenistan
RegionLebap Region
DistrictÇärjew District
Elevation187 m (614 ft)
Population
 (2012)[3]
  Total14,503
Time zoneUTC+5 (+5)
Postal code
746070
Area code(+993) 448
Vehicle registrationLB

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]

Border crossing from Farap into Alat, Uzbekistan.

References

  1. "Farap, Lebap, Turkmenistan". Mindat.org. Hudson Institute of Mineralogy. Retrieved September 13, 2019. Lat/Long (dec): 39.17037,63.61165
  2. "Elevation of Farap, Turkmenistan Elevation Map, Topography, Contour". Floodmap.net. Retrieved September 14, 2019. 187 meters
  3. "Farap, Lebap, Turkmenistan". Mindat.org. Hudson Institute of Mineralogy. Retrieved September 13, 2019. Population: 14,503 (2012)
  4. "Farap, Lebap, Turkmenistan". Mindat.org. Hudson Institute of Mineralogy. Retrieved September 13, 2019. Alternative Names: Farab, Farap, Фарап
  5. The Lands of the Eastern Caliphate. ISBN 978-1616405120.
  6. "Постановление Меджлиса Милли Генгеша Туркменистана" (in Russian). Электронная газета «Золотой век». 10 November 2022.
  7. Atanyýazow, Soltanşa (1980). Түркменистаның Географик Атларының Дүшүндиришли Сөзлүги [Explanatory Dictionary of Geographic Names in Turkmenistan]. Ashgabat: Ылым. p. 281.
  8. Caravanistan - Uzbekistan border crossings, retrieved 13 September 2019
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