Gazojak
Gazojak (also Gazochak, Turkmen: Gazojak) is a city located in Darganata District, Lebap Province, Turkmenistan. It serves as a border crossing to Uzbekistan, situated opposite the Pitnyak rail customs point and the Druzhba motor road customs point on the Uzbek side.
Etymology
The local economy revolves around the natural gas industry — hence, the name gaz ojak, meaning "gas furnace", a form of which, Gazachak or Gaz-Achak, it received in 1967. Before that, the settlement was called Jürränyň oýy, "Jürrä's Thought", Jürrä being a masculine name.
Transport
There used to be a domestic airport but it shut down in 2004.
References
- ^ "OpenStreetMap / Districts in Turkmenistan".
- ^ "СОГЛАШЕНИЕ МЕЖДУ ПРАВИТЕЛЬСТВОМ РЕСПУБЛИКИ УЗБЕКИСТАН И ПРАВИТЕЛЬСТВОМ ТУРКМЕНИСТАНА О ПУНКТАХ ПРОПУСКА ЧЕРЕЗ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННУЮ ГРАНИЦУ" (in Russian). Государственное учреждение «Национальный правовой информационный центр «Адолат» при Министерстве юстиции Республики Узбекистан». 18 October 2007.
- ^ The form Gazachak (Cyrillic Газачак) is attested as late as 1993 in Presidential Decree No. 1327 of 5 May 1993. "Постановление Президента Туркменистана о некоторых вопросах административно-территориальных образований от 5 мая 1993 г. No. 1327" (PDF) (in Russian). Government of Turkmenistan. 5 May 1993. p. 49.
- ^ Atanyýazow, Soltanşa (1980). Түркменистаның Географик Атларының Дүшүндиришли Сөзлүги [Explanatory Dictionary of Geographic Names in Turkmenistan]. Ashgabat: Ылым. p. 79.
- ^ Brummell, Paul (2005). Turkmenistan. Bradt Travel Guides. pp. 193–194. ISBN 978-1-84162-144-9.
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