Dänew Explained

Official Name:Dänew
Other Name: Дейнау
Galkynyş
Pushpin Map:Turkmenistan
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Turkmenistan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Turkmenistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Lebap Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Dänew District
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:1989
Population Total:7,932[1]
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Utc Offset:+5
Coordinates:39.2667°N 74°W

Dänew[2] (Russian: Дейнау) is a city and capital of Dänew District in Lebap Province, Turkmenistan. 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.[3]

Etymology

The name Dänew is Persian or Tajik in origin, derived from deh ("village") and nov ("new"), meaning "new village".[4] The word galkynyş means "revival, renewal" in Turkmen and is sometimes translated as "renaissance".[5]

References

39.2667°N 74°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность городского населения союзных республик, их территориальных единиц, городских поселений и городских районов по полу. https://web.archive.org/web/20090226132826/http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/sng89_reg2.php. 10 April 2021. 2009-02-26.
  2. News: Парламент Туркменистана внёс изменения в административно-территориальное деление Лебапского велаята. Turkmenportal. 28 November 2017. Russian.
  3. Web site: Türkmenistanyň Halk Maslahatynyň Karary 2. Lebap w elayatynda atlary üýtgetm ek hakynda. 35. tk.
  4. Book: Atanyýazow, Soltanşa . Түркменистаның Географик Атларының Дүшүндиришли Сөзлүги. Explanatory Dictionary of Geographic Names in Turkmenistan . 153–154 . Ылым . 1980 . Ashgabat .
  5. Book: Turkmen-English Dictionary. Allen J.. Frank. Jeren. Touch-Werner. Dunwoody Press . Kensington, Maryland. October 20, 1999. English, Turkmen. 978-1881265290.