Түркменабат қаласы: Лебап облысының орталығы

Capital of Lebap Province, Turkmenistan

Türkmenabat , formerly Amul, Çärjew (until 1924 and from 1940 1999), and Novy Chardzhuy (from 1927 1940), is the second largest city in Turkmenistan and the administrative centre of Lebap Province. as of 2009, it had a population of approximately 254,000 people (up from 161,000 in the 1989 census). From 1924 to 1927, it was also named Leninsk in honor of Vladimir Lenin.</blockquote>

Türkmenabat has a cool desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWk), with cool winters and very hot summers. Rainfall is generally light and erratic, and occurs mainly in the winter and spring months.

Türkmenabat is noted for possessing its own dialect of the Turkmen language. This regional dialect is a hybrid of the Turkmen and Uzbek languages, which have heavily influenced the area's culture and customs. This dialect is primarily spoken in Türkmenabat and the northern districts of Lebap province.

Türkmenabat is connected with the Turkmen capital Ashgabat and Turkmen port city Türkmenbaşy by M37 highway. In March 2017, two new bridges, one for rail and one for motor vehicles, were opened for crossing the Amu Darya at Türkmenabat. The rail bridge replaced one built in the early 1900s, and the automobile bridge replaced a pontoon bridge. Turkmenabat bus terminal provides regional bus connections and intercity bus connections. The bus station is designed to serve 700 passengers per day. The city is a short distance from the international border crossing with Uzbekistan at Farap.

A new terminal of Turkmenabat International Airport opened in 2018, located in a newly annexed part of the city at its southern edge. The capacity of the airport complex is 500 passengers per hour. Türkmenabat offers scheduled air service to and from Ashgabat

Türkmenabat is connected with Ashgabat, Mary, Kerki, Gazojak and another cities in Turkmenistan by train. The Turkmenabat Kerki line was opened On in 29 September 1999, with a length of 203 kilometers. The main railway station is located in the Türkmenabat city centre and includes a main two story building, a ticket office building and some other technical buildings.

Türkmenabat is linked to Aşgabat, Mary, Tejen and neighbouring countries by the country's 600 km autobahn network.

2G, 3G and LTE networks from Altyn Asyr are available in the city. The most popular forms of Internet access are cable networks and ADSL by Turkmentelecom. Previously popular Dial up has almost lost its position, at the same time actively developing wireless technology Wi Fi. There are 9 Turkmenpochta postal operator branches in the city.

Tasinlikler meýdançasy is a park where people celebrate national holidays. Türkmenabat is known for its bazaars. The largest bazaar is "World Bazaar" Other well known bazaars are Gök bazar (Green Bazaar) and Merkezi bazar (Central Bazaar). People throughout the country come to Türkmenabat to purchase local, Chinese, Turkish, Uzbek and Russian goods. Dünýa bazar has many sections, including those for jewelry, home appliances, clothes, dairy products, and automobiles. Zaton, an artificial beach located about from the center of the city, is a major recreational area. During the summer, youth gather at Zaton to relax.

Türkmenabat has one state owned pedagogical university, Seýitnazar Seýdi adyndaky Türkmen Döwlet Mugallymçylyk Instituty; a medical college, public schools, and specialised art and sports schools.