Sandykgaçy Explained

36.5461°N 62.5575°W

Official Name:Sandykgaçy
Pushpin Map:Turkmenistan
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Turkmenistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Mary
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Tagtabazar District
Subdivision Type3:Rural Council
Subdivision Name3:Sandykgaçy geňeşligi
Timezone:TMT
Utc Offset:+5
Utc Offset Dst:+5
Coordinates:36.5461°N 62.5575°W
Elevation M:301

Sandykgaçy[1] is a village in and the seat of Sandykgaçy geňeşligi (rural council), Tagtabazar District, in Mary Province, Turkmenistan.[2] It is located on the Murghab River. In the Soviet period the name was applied to a fruit and vegetable sovkhoz located at this village.

Etymology

The Turkmen word sandykgaçy means "box". Atanyyazow explains that in antiquity the name appeared as "Sandykgachan", meaning "boxed (in)", because of the high, steep slopes that enclose the village.[3]

Panjdeh Incident

The Panjdeh Incident was an armed engagement between the Emirate of Afghanistan and the Russian Empire in 1885 that led to a diplomatic crisis between the Russian and the British Empires regarding the Russian expansion south-eastwards towards the Emirate of Afghanistan and the British Raj (India). It happened near Sandykgaçy.

Transportation

The village is served by both the A-388 highway between Serhetabat and Ýolöten and a station on the rail line to Serhetabat.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sandykgaçy, Turkmenistan - P PPL 1218459. GeoNames. September 2, 2016.
  2. Web site: OpenStreetMap / Districts in Turkmenistan . 25 April 2021.
  3. Book: Atanyýazow, Soltanşa . Түркменистаның Географик Атларының Дүшүндиришли Сөзлүги. Explanatory Dictionary of Geographic Names in Turkmenistan . 246 . Ылым . 1980 . Ashgabat . tk.
  4. Web site: Node: Sandykgaçy geňeşligi (7636820901) . 19 June 2020 . 25 April 2021.