Magdanly (
Turkmen Cyrillic: Магданлы; formerly known as Gowurdak or Gaurdak russian: Говурдак), is a
city
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in
Köýtendag District,
Lebap Province,
Turkmenistan.
Etymology
The word ''magdan'' means "ore" in
Turkmen
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* Turkoman (ethnonym), ethnonym used for the Oghuz Turks during the Middle Ages
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, and the suffix ''-ly'' means "with", hence "with ore". The area, in the foothills of the Köýtendag Mountains, is rich in various mineral ores. The former name, Gowurdak, referred to a mountain in that district which is mined for high-quality sulfur. Atanyyazow explains that the name Gowurdak "is derived from the local dialect ''gövür'' ('sulfur') and the word ''dag'', yielding 'sulfur mountain'."
History
The name of the city was changed from Gowurdak to Magdanly on 8 September, 2002.
On 25 November 2017, Magdanly was downgraded from a city with "district status" to a city "in a district", subordinate to
Köýtendag District.
Administrative Divisions
Prior to losing its status as "City with district status", the city of Magdanly also had the following village councils (geňeşlikler) under its jurisdiction:
* Çärjew (Çärjew)
* Ýürekdepe (Ýürekdepe, Aýrybaba)
Both of these village councils were incorporated in
Köýtendag District. Later, on 9 November 2022, Ýürekdepe village council was dissolved, and its two subordinate villages were brought under the jurisdiction of Çärjew village council.
References
Populated places in Mary Region
Districts of Turkmenistan
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