Official Name: | Mukry |
Other Name: | Akgumdänajy |
Pushpin Map: | Turkmenistan |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Turkmenistan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name: | Turkmenistan |
Subdivision Name1: | Lebap Province |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Köýtendag District |
Utc Offset: | +5 |
Coordinates: | 37.5972°N 65.7369°W |
Mukry is a town in Köýtendag District, Lebap Province, Turkmenistan. It is located near Kerki and Amu Dar'ya.[1] [2]
Mukry is the name of a Turkmen tribe. The town was named Akgumdänajy (Акгумдәнаҗы) at some point but the name Mukry was restored after construction of the railway station.[3]
Mukry is the location of a gypsum mine.[4]
Mukry features a station on the rail line connecting Kerki to the Kelif border crossing into Uzbekistan, and is on the P-37 highway. A rail spur and a road connect it to the city of Magdanly.