Charjuy

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Charjuy is the former name of the city now known as Turkmenabat, a major urban center in eastern Turkmenistan.

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Charjuy canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former name
historical city name
appliedTo Turkmenabat
associatedWith Russian Empire period
Soviet period
country Turkmenistan
formerAdministrativeStatus major city of Turkmen SSR
formerEconomicFunction agricultural processing center
trade node on routes between Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
historicalRole regional trade center
transport hub
historicalSignificance important urban center in eastern Turkmenistan
isFormerNameOf Turkmenabat
languageOfName Persian
Russian
Turkmen language
surface form: Turkmen
locatedIn eastern Turkmenistan
locatedNear Uzbekistan border
locatedOn Amu Darya
surface form: Amu Darya River
nearbyRiver Amu Darya
nowKnownAs Turkmenabat
partOf Lebap Region
region Central Asia
renamedTo Turkmenabat
renamingReason Turkmenization of place names
transportConnection Trans-Caspian Railway
usedAsNameFor Turkmenabat

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Turkmenabat formerName Charjuy