Dänew (russian: Дейнау) is a

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Dänew District Dänew District (formerly Galkynyş District) is a district of Lebap Province in Turkmenistan Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркменистан, ) is a country located in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northw ...

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 ...

. 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

Populated places in Lebap Region {{Turkmenistan-geo-stub