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Artyk, Turkmenistan

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Artyk
Artyk obasy
Village
Turkmen Customs Post at Artyk
Customs post on the Turkmen-Iranian border at Artyk
Artyk is located in Turkmenistan
Artyk
Artyk
Location in Turkmenistan
Coordinates: 37°33′17.28″N 59°19′32.5″E / 37.5548000°N 59.325694°E / 37.5548000; 59.325694
Country Turkmenistan
ProvinceAhal Province
DistrictKaka District
Rural CouncilArtyk geňeşligi
Time zoneUTC+5


Artyk is a village in Kaka District, Ahal Province, Turkmenistan.[1]

It is primarily noteworthy as a border crossing into Iran at Lotfabad, one of three such crossings in Ahal Province.[2][3]

Etymology

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The word artyk means "excess" in Turkmen. It was the name of one of the first settlers in this area.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "OpenStreetMap / Districts in Turkmenistan".
  2. ^ "Переход Артык-Лотфабад на туркмено-иранской границе открыт для грузовых авто" (in Russian). Business Turkmenistan. 2 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Туркменистан и Иран открыли еще один пограничный переезд для движения автотранспорта" (in Russian). Orient. 1 December 2020. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  4. ^ Atanyýazow, Soltanşa (1980). Түркменистаның Географик Атларының Дүшүндиришли Сөзлүги [Explanatory Dictionary of Geographic Names in Turkmenistan] (in Turkmen). Ashgabat: Ылым. p. 43.
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