Karakum District | |
Settlement Type: | District |
Native Name: | Garagum Etraby |
Mapsize: | 300px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Turkmenistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Mary Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Capital |
Subdivision Name2: | Ýagtyýol |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Timezone: | +5 |
Utc Offset: | +5 |
Karakum District or Garagum District Turkmen: Garagum etraby is a district of Mary Province in Turkmenistan. The administrative center of the district is the town of Ýagtyýol. It is formed in 1978 as Karakum Raion (Russian: Каракумский район) and was renamed to its current name in 1992.