Magdanly ( Turkmen Cyrillic: Магданлы; formerly known as Gowurdak or Gaurdak ), is a

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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 ...

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Etymology

The word ''magdan'' means "ore" in

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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

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

. 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 {{Turkmenistan-geo-stub