town
A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city.
The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
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Köýtendag District
Köýtendag District (formerly Çarşaňňy District) is a Districts of Turkmenistan, district of Lebap Province in Turkmenistan. The administrative center of the district is the city of Köýtendag.
Administrative subdivisions
* Cities (şäh ...
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest and the Caspian Sea to the west. Ash ...
Mukry is the name of a Turkmen tribe. The town was named Akgumdänajy ( Акгумдәнаҗы) at some point but the name Mukry was restored after construction of the railway station.
Economy
Mukry is the location of a gypsum mine.
Transportation
Mukry features a station on the rail line connecting Kerki to the Kelif border crossing into
Uzbekistan
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, and is on the P-37 highway. A rail spur and a road connect it to the city of Magdanly.