Daşoguz Region ( tk, Daşoguz welaýaty, formerly Daşhowuz) is one of the regions of Turkmenistan. It is in the north of the country, bordering

Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked co ...

. The area of the province is 73,430 square kilometers, and the total population is 1,370,400 (2005 est.).''Statistical Yearbook of Turkmenistan 2000-2004'', National Institute of State Statistics and Information of Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, 2005. The capital is

Daşoguz Daşoguz (also Dashoguz, Dasoguz; roughly "stone spring" in Turkmen), formerly known as Tashauz (until 1992; russian: Ташау́з) and Dashkhovuz (1992–1999; russian: Дашхову́з), is a city in northern Turkmenistan and the capital o ...

. The region is mostly

desert A desert is a barren area of landscape where little precipitation occurs and, consequently, living conditions are hostile for plant and animal life. The lack of vegetation exposes the unprotected surface of the ground to denudation. About on ...

, and is experiencing severe

environmental degradation Environmental degradation is the deterioration of the environment through depletion of resources such as quality of air, water and soil; the destruction of ecosystems; habitat destruction; the extinction of wildlife; and pollution. It is defin ...

as a result of the Aral Sea ecological catastrophe. Increased

soil salinity Soil salinity is the salt (chemistry), salt content in the soil; the process of increasing the salt content is known as salinization. Salts occur naturally within soils and water. Salination can be caused by natural processes such as mineral wea ...

has ruined thousands of square kilometers of farmland. The region contains the

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of Köneürgenç and the archaeological site, Butentau.

Administrative subdivisions

Districts

As of 9 November 2022 Dashoguz Province (''Daşoguz welaýaty'') is subdivided into 7 districts (''etrap'', plural ''etraplar''): This document is reproduced online at https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Districts_in_Turkmenistan. # Akdepe # Boldumsaz # Görogly (formerly Tagta) # Köneurgenç # Ruhubelent # Shabat (formerly S.A. Nyýazow adyndaky) # Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy The former districts of Gubadag and of Gurbansoltan eje adyndaky were abolished in November 2022.

Municipalities

As of January 1, 2017, the province included 9 cities (''şäherler''), one town (''şäherçe''), 134 rural or village councils (''geňeşlikler''), and 612 villages (''obalar''). By parliamentary decree of 9 November 2022, the number of towns was increased to seven by upgrading some villages, and Köneurgenç's district status was revoked. In the list below, the city with "district status" is bolded: :* Akdepe :* Andalyp (formerly Gurbansoltan Eje) :* Boldumsaz :* Dashoguz :* Görogly :* Gubadag :* Köneurgenç :* Shabat (formerly Nyýazow) :*

Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy adyndaky Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy adyndaky şäheri ("City named for Saparmurat Turkmenbashy"), formerly known as the town of Oktyabr in Turkmen and Oktyabrsk in Russian, is a city in and administrative center of Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy adyndaky Distric ...

The list below is of municipalities in Dashoguz Region with town status. :* Akjadepe şäherçesi :* Bereket şäherçesi :* Gökçäge şäherçesi :* Orazgeldi Ärsaryýew adyndaky şäherçe :* Rejepguly Ataýew adyndaky şäherçe :* Ruhubelent şäherçesi :* Sadylla Rozmetow adyndaky şäherçe

Administrative subdivisions

Districts

Municipalities

Economy

Agriculture

Industry

See also

References