Artyk, Turkmenistan Explained

Artyk
Native Name:Artyk obasy
Native Name Lang:tk
Settlement Type:Village
Image Alt:Turkmen Customs Post at Artyk
Pushpin Map:Turkmenistan
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Turkmenistan
Coordinates:37.5548°N 59.3257°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name: Turkmenistan
Subdivision Name1:Ahal Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kaka District
Subdivision Type3:Rural Council
Subdivision Name3:Artyk geňeşligi
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset1:+5

Artyk is a village in Kaka District, Ahal Province, Turkmenistan.[1]

It is primarily noteworthy as a border crossing into Iran at Lotfabad, one of three such crossings in Ahal Province.[2] [3]

Etymology

The word artyk means "excess" in Turkmen. It was the name of one of the first settlers in this area.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: OpenStreetMap / Districts in Turkmenistan.
  2. News: Переход Артык-Лотфабад на туркмено-иранской границе открыт для грузовых авто . 2 December 2020 . Business Turkmenistan . ru.
  3. News: Туркменистан и Иран открыли еще один пограничный переезд для движения автотранспорта . 1 December 2020 . ru . Orient . 25 April 2021 . 28 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210428023210/https://orient.tm/turkmenistan-i-iran-otkryli-eshhe-odin-pogranichnyj-pereezd-dlya-dvizheniya-avtotransporta/ . dead .
  4. Book: Atanyýazow, Soltanşa . Түркменистаның Географик Атларының Дүшүндиришли Сөзлүги. Explanatory Dictionary of Geographic Names in Turkmenistan . 43 . Ылым . 1980 . Ashgabat . tk.