Mukry
Mukry is a town in Köýtendag District, Lebap Province, Turkmenistan. It is located near Kerki and Amu Dar'ya.
Etymology
Mukry is the name of a Turkmen tribe. The town was named Akgumdänajy (Cyrillic Акгумдәнаҗы) at some point but the name Mukry was restored after construction of the railway station.
Economy
Mukry is the location of a gypsum mine.
Transportation
Mukry features a station on the rail line connecting Kerki to the Kelif border crossing into Uzbekistan, and is on the P-37 highway. A rail spur and a road connect it to the city of Magdanly.
References
- ^ "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Mukry, Turkmenistan".
- ^ Way: Mukry (531248980)
- ^ Atanyýazow, Soltanşa (1980). Түркменистаның Географик Атларының Дүшүндиришли Сөзлүги [Explanatory Dictionary of Geographic Names in Turkmenistan]. Ashgabat: Ылым. p. 212.
- ^ Levine, Richard M. (1998). "THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF TURKMENISTAN" (PDF).