Garaşsyzlyk District (abolished) | |
Settlement Type: | District |
Other Name: | Boýnyuzyn District |
Mapsize: | 300px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Turkmenistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Lebap Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Capital |
Subdivision Name2: | Boýnyuzyn |
Unit Pref: | metric |
Timezone: | +5 |
Utc Offset: | +5 |
Garaşsyzlyk District (renamed from Boýnyuzyn District on 18 February 2001 by Parliamentary Resolution HM-69) was a district of Lebap Province in Turkmenistan. The administrative center of the district was the town of Boýnyuzyn. The district was abolished and absorbed into Dänew District on 25 November 2017, by Parliamentary Resolution No. 679-V.[1]
The word garaşsyzlyk means "independence" in the Turkmen language.