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 1911 photograph, created by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii. | |
Farap Location in Turkmenistan Show map of TurkmenistanFarap Farap (Asia) Show map of Asia | |
| Coordinates: 39°10′N 63°36′E / 39.167°N 63.600°E / 39.167; 63.6001 | |
| Country |  Turkmenistan |
| Region | Lebap Region |
| District | Çärjew District |
| Elevation | 187 m (614 ft) |
| Population (2012)3 | |
• Total | 14,503 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (+5) |
| Postal code | 746070 |
| Area code | (+993) 448 |
| Vehicle registration | LB |
Farap, also known as Farab,4 or Firabr,5 is a city in Çärjew District, Lebap Province, Turkmenistan.6
Etymology
The name is of obscure origin and meaning. Vambery considered it a corruption of a Persian phrase meaning "pure water".7
Overview
Farap is the site of a border crossing into Alat, Uzbekistan.8
References
References
- "Farap, Lebap, Turkmenistan". Mindat.org. Hudson Institute of Mineralogy. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
Lat/Long (dec): 39.17037,63.61165
- "Elevation of Farap, Turkmenistan Elevation Map, Topography, Contour". Floodmap.net. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
187 meters
- "Farap, Lebap, Turkmenistan". Mindat.org. Hudson Institute of Mineralogy. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
Population: 14,503 (2012)
- "Farap, Lebap, Turkmenistan". Mindat.org. Hudson Institute of Mineralogy. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
Alternative Names: Farab, Farap, Фарап
- The Lands of the Eastern Caliphate. ISBN 978-1616405120.
- "Постановление Меджлиса Милли Генгеша Туркменистана" (in Russian). Электронная газета «Золотой век». 10 November 2022.
- Atanyýazow, Soltanşa (1980). Түркменистаның Географик Атларының Дүшүндиришли Сөзлүги [Explanatory Dictionary of Geographic Names in Turkmenistan]. Ashgabat: Ылым. p. 281.
- Caravanistan - Uzbekistan border crossings, retrieved 13 September 2019