Dänew

Dänew
Cyrillic Russian Дейнау
Galkynyş 2001-2017
Dänew
Location in Turkmenistan
Coordinates: 39°16′N 63°11′E / 39.267°N 63.183°E / 39.267; 63.183
Country Turkmenistan
ProvinceLebap Province
DistrictDänew District
Population
 (1989)
 • Total
7,932
Time zoneUTC+5

Dänew (Russian: Дейнау) is a city and capital of Dänew District in Lebap Province, Turkmenistan. It received the status of urban-type settlement in 1935. Prior to 2001, it was named Dänew; from 2001 until 2017 the city was named Galkynyş.

Etymology

The name Dänew is Persian or Tajik in origin, derived from deh ("village") and nov ("new"), meaning "new village". The word galkynyş means "revival, renewal" in Turkmen and is sometimes translated as "renaissance".

References

  1. ^ "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность городского населения союзных республик, их территориальных единиц, городских поселений и городских районов по полу". Archived from the original on 2009-02-26. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Парламент Туркменистана внёс изменения в административно-территориальное деление Лебапского велаята" (in Russian). Turkmenportal. 28 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Türkmenistanyň Halk Maslahatynyň Karary 2. Lebap w elayatynda atlary üýtgetm ek hakynda" (PDF) (in Turkmen). p. 35.
  4. ^ Atanyýazow, Soltanşa (1980). Түркменистаның Географик Атларының Дүшүндиришли Сөзлүги [Explanatory Dictionary of Geographic Names in Turkmenistan]. Ashgabat: Ылым. pp. 153–154.
  5. ^ Frank, Allen J.; Touch-Werner, Jeren (October 20, 1999). Turkmen-English Dictionary (in English and Turkmen). Kensington, Maryland: Dunwoody Press. ISBN 978-1881265290.

39°16′N 63°11′E / 39.267°N 63.183°E / 39.267; 63.183

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