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Dasoguz (also Dashkhovuz, Dashhowuz, Dashoguz, Dasoguz, ???????; roughly "stone spring" in Turkmen
Turkmen language

Turkmen is the name of the national language of Turkmenistan. It is spoken by approximately 3,430,000 people in Turkmenistan, and by an additional approximately 6,000,000 people in other countries, including Iran , Iraq , Syria , Afghanistan , and Turkey ....
), formerly known as Tashauz, is a city in northern Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan is a Turkic peoples country in Central Asia. Until 1991, it was a constituent republic of the Soviet Union, the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic ....
 and the capital of Dasoguz Province.

s located at latitude 41.833° North, longitude 59.9667° East, at an average of 88 meters above sea level. It is about 76.7 km (49.4 miles) from Nukus
Nukus

Nukus is the sixth-largest city in Uzbekistan, and the capital of the autonomous Karakalpakstan Republic. It has a population of 199,000 . The Amu Darya river passes west of the town....
, Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan, officially the Republic of Uzbekistan , is a Landlocked_country#Doubly_landlocked_country country in Central Asia, formerly part of the Soviet Union....
, and 460 km (289.6 mi) from Ashgabat.It has a lake Sarykamysh.In that lake you can find 65 kind of fish.

guz's population of 166,500 (1999 census estimate) is predominately Turkmen and Uzbek, with smaller numbers of Russians
Russians

The Russian people are an East Slavs ethnic group, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries.The English language term Russians is used to refer to the citizens of Russia, regardless of their ethnicity ; in Russian language, the demonym Russian is translated as Rossiyanin ....
, Koreans, Karakalpaks
Karakalpaks

The Karakalpaks are a Turkic peoples ethnic group who mainly live in the lower reaches of the Amu Darya and in the river delta of Amu Darya on the southern shore of the Aral Sea in Uzbekistan....
, and Tatars
Tatars

Tatars , sometimes spelled Tartars, refers to a Turkic people ethnic group mainly inhabiting Russia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Bulgaria, Romania, Lithuania, and Poland....
 present.






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Dasoguz (also Dashkhovuz, Dashhowuz, Dashoguz, Dasoguz, ???????; roughly "stone spring" in Turkmen
Turkmen language

Turkmen is the name of the national language of Turkmenistan. It is spoken by approximately 3,430,000 people in Turkmenistan, and by an additional approximately 6,000,000 people in other countries, including Iran , Iraq , Syria , Afghanistan , and Turkey ....
), formerly known as Tashauz, is a city in northern Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan is a Turkic peoples country in Central Asia. Until 1991, it was a constituent republic of the Soviet Union, the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic ....
 and the capital of Dasoguz Province.

Geography

It is located at latitude 41.833° North, longitude 59.9667° East, at an average of 88 meters above sea level. It is about 76.7 km (49.4 miles) from Nukus
Nukus

Nukus is the sixth-largest city in Uzbekistan, and the capital of the autonomous Karakalpakstan Republic. It has a population of 199,000 . The Amu Darya river passes west of the town....
, Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan, officially the Republic of Uzbekistan , is a Landlocked_country#Doubly_landlocked_country country in Central Asia, formerly part of the Soviet Union....
, and 460 km (289.6 mi) from Ashgabat.It has a lake Sarykamysh.In that lake you can find 65 kind of fish.

Demographics

Dasoguz's population of 166,500 (1999 census estimate) is predominately Turkmen and Uzbek, with smaller numbers of Russians
Russians

The Russian people are an East Slavs ethnic group, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries.The English language term Russians is used to refer to the citizens of Russia, regardless of their ethnicity ; in Russian language, the demonym Russian is translated as Rossiyanin ....
, Koreans, Karakalpaks
Karakalpaks

The Karakalpaks are a Turkic peoples ethnic group who mainly live in the lower reaches of the Amu Darya and in the river delta of Amu Darya on the southern shore of the Aral Sea in Uzbekistan....
, and Tatars
Tatars

Tatars , sometimes spelled Tartars, refers to a Turkic people ethnic group mainly inhabiting Russia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Bulgaria, Romania, Lithuania, and Poland....
 present. A large number of those forcefully displaced by ex-President for Life
President for Life

President for Life is a title assumed by some dictators to remove their term limit, in the hope that their authority, Legitimacy , and term will never be dissenting opinion....
 Saparmurat Niyazov
Saparmurat Niyazov

Saparmyrat Ata?ewi? Ny?azow served as the head of state of Turkmenistan from 1985 until his death in 2006. He served as the First Secretary of the Turkmen Communist Party from 1985 until 1991 and the first President of Turkmenistan from 2 November 1990 until his death....
 have been resettled in the adjoining lands to the town .

History

Early in its history, it was a popular stop on the Silk Road
Silk Road

The Silk Road is an extensive interconnected network of trade routes across the Asian continent connecting East, South, and Western Asia with the Mediterranean world, including North Africa and Europe....
 because it had a spring, hence its name. Founded as a fort in the early 19th century by the Russians
Russians

The Russian people are an East Slavs ethnic group, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries.The English language term Russians is used to refer to the citizens of Russia, regardless of their ethnicity ; in Russian language, the demonym Russian is translated as Rossiyanin ....
, modern Dasoguz is a Soviet-designed city with many monuments and museums acting as a local administrative and cultural center and rail junction.

Transportation

Dasoguz is also connected with Ashgabat by air
AIR

Air is the part of Earth's atmosphere that humans breath and as such Air .Air may also refer to:...
 on Turkmenistan Airlines
Turkmenistan Airlines

Turkmenistan Airlines is the flag carrier of Turkmenistan. The airline connects its home base of Ashgabat with destinations in Russia, Europe and Asia....
.

Miscellaneous

Dasoguz is the main portal of tourists visiting the UNESCO
UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on 16 November 1945....
 World Heritage Site
World Heritage Site

A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site that is on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 Sovereign state which are elected by their General Assembly for a four-year term....
 of Konya-Urgench. Some of the main agricultural products of the area are cotton
Cotton

Cotton is a soft, staple fiber that grows in a form known as a boll around the seeds of the cotton plant a shrub native to tropical and subtropical regions around the world, including the Americas, India and Africa....
 and jute
Jute

Jute is a long, soft, shiny vegetable fiber that can be spun into coarse, strong threads. It is produced from plants in the genus Corchorus, family Tiliaceae....
, which can be cultivated due to the city's proximity to the Amu Darya
Amu Darya

The Amu Darya is the longest river in Central Asia. Its name is sometimes represented in a single word, Amudarya .Amu is said to have come from the city of Amul, now known as T?rkmenabat....
 river. It is also the location of the football
Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players, and is widely considered to be the most popular sport in the world....
 club Turan Dasoguz
Turan Dasoguz

Turan Dasoguz is a Turkmenistan football club based in Dasoguz. They play in the top division in Turkmen football. Their home stadium is Dasoguz Stadium....
.

On September 5, 1998, an H5
H chondrite

The H type ordinary chondrites are the most common type of meteorite, accounting for approximately 40% of all those catalogued, 46% of the ordinary chondrites, and 44% of the chondrites#nhm....
 meteorite
Meteorite

A meteorite is a natural object originating in outer space that survives an impact with the Earth's surface. While in space it is called a meteoroid....
 weighing approximately 7 kilograms fell in Dasoguz.

See also

  • Dasoguz Stadium


External links

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