Döwletli is a town in
Hojambaz District in
Lebap Province
Lebap Region ( tk, Lebap welaýaty/Лебап велаяты from the Persian language, Persian ''Lab-e āb'') is one of the regions of Turkmenistan. It is in the northeast of the country, bordering Afghanistan, Uzbekistan along the Amu Darya ...
,
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркменистан, ) is a country located in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the sout ...
. Prior to 9 November 2022, it was the seat of
Döwletli District
Döwletli District was a district of Lebap Province in Turkmenistan. Its administrative center was the town of Döwletli.
On 28 November 2017, Beýik Türkmenbaşy District was dissolved, and its territories were transferred to this district.
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, which was abolished by parliamentary decree on that date.
It was named Jeýhun, the ancient name of the
Amu Darya
The Amu Darya, tk, Amyderýa/ uz, Amudaryo// tg, Амударё, Amudaryo ps, , tr, Ceyhun / Amu Derya grc, Ὦξος, Ôxos (also called the Amu, Amo River and historically known by its Latin name or Greek ) is a major river in Central Asi ...
, until 2010.
Döwletli annexed the adjacent village of
Bataş in July 2016.
References
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Lebap Region