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Coordinates: 42°3′N59°24′E / 42.050°N 59.400°E / 42.050; 59.400 Coordinates: 42°3′N59°24′E / 42.050°N 59.400°E / 42.050; 59.400
CountryFlag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan
Region Daşoguz Region
District Akdepe District
Population
 (2009)
  Total15,580
Time zone UTC+5 (+5)

Akdepe is a city in Akdepe District in Dashoguz Province, Turkmenistan, located at latitude 42.05471 degrees north, longitude 59.37997 degrees east. Until 9 November 2022 it was the district capital. [1]

Etymology

The words ak depe mean "white hill" in Turkmen. Atanyýazow notes that there are several places in Turkmenistan with this name, and that the name generally refers to white hills in the vicinity. [2]

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References

  1. "Постановление Меджлиса Милли Генгеша Туркменистана" (in Russian). Электронная газета «Золотой век». 10 November 2022.
  2. Atanyýazow, Soltanşa (1980). Түркменистаның Географик Атларының Дүшүндиришли Сөзлүги [Explanatory Dictionary of Geographic Names in Turkmenistan]. Ashgabat: Ылым. pp. 29–30.