Artyk, Turkmenistan

Artyk Artyk obasy
Village
Customs post on the Turkmen-Iranian border at Artyk
Artyk Location in Turkmenistan
Coordinates: 37°33′15″N59°19′36″E / 37.55422°N 59.326708°E / 37.55422; 59.326708
Country	Turkmenistan
Province	Ahal Province
District	Kaka District
Rural council	Artyk geňeşligi
Population  (2022 official census)
• Total	2,466
Time zone	UTC+5

Artyk is a village in Kaka District, Ahal Province, Turkmenistan. It is primarily noteworthy as a border crossing into Iran at Lotfabad, one of three such crossings in Ahal Province. ^{[1] [2]} In 2022, it had a population of 2,466 people. ^[3]

Etymology

The word artyk means "excess" in Turkmen. It was the name of one of the first settlers in this area. ^[4]

References

1. "Переход Артык-Лотфабад на туркмено-иранской границе открыт для грузовых авто" (in Russian). Business Turkmenistan. 2 December 2020.
2. "Туркменистан и Иран открыли еще один пограничный переезд для движения автотранспорта" (in Russian). Orient. 1 December 2020. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
3. "Türkmenistanyň Statistika baradaky döwlet komiteti". www.stat.gov.tm. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
4. Atanyýazow, Soltanşa (1980). Түркменистаның Географик Атларының Дүшүндиришли Сөзлүги [Explanatory Dictionary of Geographic Names in Turkmenistan] (in Turkmen). Ashgabat: Ылым. p. 43.