Sarahs
Sign in to saveSarahs (, also written Saraghs, Serahs, Sarakhs, Saragt, or Serakhs, the last a backformation of ) is an oasis city in Ahal Province, Turkmenistan, and the administrative center of Sarahs district. It is one of the oases of the ancient Silk Road lying between Merw to the east and Mashhad to the west. In 2022, the city had a population of 31,269.
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Place details
- Locality
- Sarahs
- Region
- Ahal welaýaty
- Country
- Türkmenistan
- Population
- 31,269
- Timezone
- Asia/Ashgabat
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Sarahs
- Settlement.other_name
- Sarahs şäheri
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Turkmenistan
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- 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
- Ahal Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- border city
- Country
- Turkmenistan
- Population
- +9585
- Elevation
- +285
- Time zone
- UTC+05:00
- Capital of
- Sarahs District
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- Etymology
- History
- Climate
- Transportation
- See also
- References
Sarahs (, also written Saraghs, Serahs, Sarakhs, Saragt, or Serakhs, the last a backformation of ) is an oasis city in Ahal Province, Turkmenistan, and the administrative center of Sarahs district. It is one of the oases of the ancient Silk Road lying between Merw to the east and Mashhad to the west. In 2022, the city had a population of 31,269.
==Etymology== In Soviet times called Saragt in Turkmen, the city was referred to as Sarahs in antiquity and continuously to the present by locals. The meaning is unknown, but medieval historians asserted that it was a person's name.