Magdanly (
Turkmen Cyrillic: Магданлы; formerly known as Gowurdak or Gaurdak russian: Говурдак), is a
city
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in and seat of
Magdanly District
Magdanly District is a former district of Lebap Province in Turkmenistan. The administrative center of the district was the town of Magdanly
Magdanly ( Turkmen Cyrillic: Магданлы; formerly known as Gowurdak or Gaurdak russian: Го ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Etymology
The word ''magdan'' means "ore" in
Turkmen, and the suffix ''-ly'' means "with", hence "with ore". The area, in the foothills of the Köýtendag Mountains, is rich in various mineral ores. The former name, Gowurdak, referred to a mountain in that district which is mined for high-quality sulfur. Atanyyazow explains that the name Gowurdak "is derived from the local dialect ''gövür'' ('sulfur') and the word ''dag'', yielding 'sulfur mountain'."
References
Populated places in Mary Region
Districts of Turkmenistan
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