Artyk, Turkmenistan

Village in Ahal Province, Turkmenistan

Artyk

Artyk obasy

Village

Customs post on the Turkmen-Iranian border at 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
Province| Ahal Province
District| Kaka District
Rural Council| Artyk geňeşligi
Time zone| UTC+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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