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Daşoguz

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Daşoguz (), formerly known as Tashauz ( ) until 1992 and Dashkhovuz ( ) until 1999, is a city in northern Turkmenistan and the capital of Daşoguz Province. The border with Uzbekistan is about away.

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Daşoguz is a city in Turkmenistan that serves as the capital of the Daşoguz Region. Established in 1681, the city is situated at an elevation of 88 meters above sea level. It has a population of 227,184 and uses Turkmen as its official language. The local time zone is UTC+05:00, and the city’s postal code is 746300.

Historically, Daşoguz has been located within the Daşoguz Region, the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic, the Khorezm People's Soviet Republic, and the Khanate of Khiva. The city is the home of the Sport toplumy (Daşoguz) sports club. Its official name is also recorded in Cyrillic as Ташауз, Дашховуз, and Дашогуз.

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Place details

Locality
Daşoguz
Region
Daşoguz welaýaty
Country
Türkmenistan
Population
201,142
Timezone
Asia/Ashgabat

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Air quality

33US AQIGood
PM2.5
7.7 µg/m³
PM10
21.1 µg/m³
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Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Daşoguz
Settlement.other_name
Daşoguz şäheri
Settlement.image_skyline
File:Dashoguz (2) (46100624741).jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map
Turkmenistan
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Turkmenistan
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name
25px Turkmenistan
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Daşoguz Province
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Mammetnyyaz Owezovich Nurmammedov
Settlement.established_title3
Incorporated
Settlement.area_total_km2
160.6
Settlement.population_as_of
2022 census
Settlement.population_total
201,142
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
big city
Official name
Дашогуз
Country
Turkmenistan
Located in
Khanate of Khiva
Official language
Turkmen
Population
227184
Elevation
88
Time zone
UTC+05:00
Image
Dashoguz (1) (46100624911).jpg
Dialing code
993
Licence plate code
DZ
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category of associated people
Category:People from Daşoguz
topic's main category
Category:Daşoguz
Commons category
Daşoguz
name in kana
ダシュオグズ
owner of
Sport toplumy (Daşoguz)
native label
Daşoguz
inception
1681-00-00
postal code
746300
P12749
power supply unit
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Travel guide

Understand

thumb|upright=1.3|Baking bread at Bai Bazaar

Dasoguz is a town mainly from Soviet times. It has an airport and serves as a starting point for the visit of Konye Urgench, the capital of one of the most important empires in Central Asia, Khoresm, and as transit point for Urgench and Khiva in Uzbekistan.

Get around

Konye Urgench Izmukshir, 25 km southwest of Dashoguz, birthplace of one of the greatest philosophers of the Middle Ages, Az-Zamahshari

See

Dinosaur sculptures in the town centre Bai Bazaar, colourful market

Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • Climate
  • History
  • City
  • Transportation
  • Demographics
  • Notable people
  • Sport
  • References
  • External links

Daşoguz (), formerly known as Tashauz ( ) until 1992 and Dashkhovuz ( ) until 1999, is a city in northern Turkmenistan and the capital of Daşoguz Province. The border with Uzbekistan is about away.

==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 from Nukus, Uzbekistan, and from Ashgabat. In nearby Lake Sarykamysh 65 varieties of fish can be found.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Daşoguz” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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