Thatşoguz welaýaty
| Thatşoguz welaýaty | |
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| Country | Turkmenistan |
| Capital | Daşoguz |
| surface | 73,430 km² |
| Residents | 1,370,400 (2005) |
| density | 19 inhabitants per km² |
| ISO 3166-2 | TM-D |
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Coordinates: 41 ° 0 ' N , 58 ° 30' E
Daşoguz welaýaty (formerly Russian Ташаузская область Tashausskaja oblast ) is one of the five provinces of Turkmenistan .
The province is located in the north of the country and borders Uzbekistan in the north . At the border lies the Sarykamysch Depression , where the Sarykamyschsee formed. Large parts of the province are occupied by the Karakum Desert.
The area is 73,430 km², the population (2005) around 1,370,000, resulting in a population density of around 19 inhabitants / km².
The capital of the province is Daşoguz (formerly Taschaus), other larger cities are Köneürgenç and Ýylanly .
In the north, the south-western part of the historic area is Choresmien .
Web links
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Individual evidence
- ^ Britannica Book of the Year 2013
