Daýhan, Turkmenistan

Daýhan (prior to 1993 Gyzyl Daýhan) is a village in Burguçy geňeşligi, Döwletli District, Lebap Province, in eastern Turkmenistan, near the border with Afghanistan.[1][2]

Daýhan
Gyzyl Daýhan
Daýhan is located in Turkmenistan
Daýhan
Daýhan
Location in Turkmenistan
Coordinates: 37°43′37″N 65°26′8″E
Country Turkmenistan
ProvinceLebap Province

Etymology

The Turkmen word daýhan means "farmer, peasant" in Turkmen, and is borrowed from Persian دهقان (dehghan). The Turkic word kyzyl (gyzyl in Turkmen) means "red" and referred in the Soviet period to the color red, the color of revolution.

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