Farap

Farap

Farap

Capital of Farap District, Lebap Province, Turkmenistan

For places in Iran, see Farab, Iran.
For the city in Kazakhstan, see Otrar.

Farap, also known as Farab,[4] or Firabr,[5] is a city in Çärjew District, Lebap Province, Turkmenistan.[6]

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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]

Border crossing from Farap into Alat, Uzbekistan.

References

  1. [1]
    "Farap, Lebap, Turkmenistan". Mindat.org. Hudson Institute of Mineralogy. Retrieved September 13, 2019. Lat/Long (dec): 39.17037,63.61165
  2. [2]
    "Elevation of Farap, Turkmenistan Elevation Map, Topography, Contour". Floodmap.net. Retrieved September 14, 2019. 187 meters
  3. [3]
    "Farap, Lebap, Turkmenistan". Mindat.org. Hudson Institute of Mineralogy. Retrieved September 13, 2019. Population: 14,503 (2012)
  4. [4]
    "Farap, Lebap, Turkmenistan". Mindat.org. Hudson Institute of Mineralogy. Retrieved September 13, 2019. Alternative Names: Farab, Farap, Фарап
  5. [5]
    The Lands of the Eastern Caliphate. ISBN 978-1616405120.
  6. [6]
    "Постановление Меджлиса Милли Генгеша Туркменистана" (in Russian). Электронная газета «Золотой век». 10 November 2022.
  7. [7]
    Atanyýazow, Soltanşa (1980). Түркменистаның Географик Атларының Дүшүндиришли Сөзлүги [Explanatory Dictionary of Geographic Names in Turkmenistan]. Ashgabat: Ылым. p. 281.
  8. [8]
    Caravanistan - Uzbekistan border crossings, retrieved 13 September 2019
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