Türkmenabat

Capital of Lebap Province, Turkmenistan

Türkmenabat (Turkmen pronunciation: [tʏɾkˌmønɑˈbɑːt]), formerly known as Çärjew, is the second-largest city in Turkmenistan and the administrative centre of Lebap Province. As of 2022, it had a population of approximately 231,000 people (up from 161,000 in the 1989 census). From 1924 to 1927, it was given the name Leninsk in honour of Vladimir Lenin.

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