Çärjew

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Çärjew is the former name of the city now known as Türkmenabat, a major urban and economic center in eastern Turkmenistan.

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Çärjew canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former city name
toponym
alternativeTransliteration Chardzhou
Charjew
Charjou
associatedWith Soviet-era industrial development
cotton production region
country Turkmenistan
etymologyStatus Turkmen-origin toponym
geopoliticalContext Central Asia
hasSuccessorAdministrativeEntity Türkmenabat
surface form: Türkmenabat city administration
historicalCountry Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic
historicalRole regional transport hub
trade center
isFormerNameOf Türkmenabat
languageOfName Turkmen language
surface form: Turkmen
locatedIn eastern Turkmenistan
locatedInHistoricalRegion Khwarezm
surface form: Khwarezm area
locatedOn Amu Darya
surface form: Amu Darya River
nameChangedTo Türkmenabat
partOf Lebap Region
regionCapitalOf Lebap Region
replacedBy Türkmenabat
riverFunction river port on Amu Darya
significance major economic center in eastern Turkmenistan
major urban center in eastern Turkmenistan
transportFunction railway junction on Trans-Caspian Railway
road transport hub
urbanStatus city
usedAsCityNameUntil Soviet period

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Turkmenabat formerName Çärjew