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Encyclopedia > Dashhowuz Province

Dashhowuz is one of the Welayatlar of Turkmenistan. It is in the north of the country, bordering Uzbekistan. The area of the province is 74,000 square kilometers, and the total population (1995 etsimate) is 1,059,800. The capital is Daşoguz. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... National anthem Independent, Neutral, Turkmenistan State Anthem Capital Ashgabat President and Prime Minister Saparmurat Niyazov Official language Turkmen Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % water Ranked 51st  488,100 km²  Negligible Population  â€“ Total (2002)  â€“ Density Ranked 113th  4,603,244  9. ... DaÅŸoguz (also Dashkhovuz, Dashhowuz, Dashoguz, Dasoguz) is a city in Turkmenistan and the capital of Dashhowuz Province. ...


The province is mostly desert, and is experiencing severe enviromental degradation as a result of the Aral Sea ecological catastrophy. Increased soil salinity has ruined thousands of square kilometers of farmland. A dune in the Egyptian desert Desert in California mz_maco_23q@hotmail. ... The Aral Sea, in 2003, had shrunk to well under half of the area it had covered fifty years before. ...


The province contains the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Konya-Urgench. UNESCO logo The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, commonly known as UNESCO, is a specialized agency of the United Nations system established in 1946. ... Elabana Falls is in Lamington National Park, part of the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves World Heritage site in Queensland, Australia. ... Ruins of Muhammad IIs palace in Old Urgench. ...


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Turkmenistan Provinces (613 words)
Province: except for Ashgabat, which is an independent city.
According to the 1997-98 edition of The Statesman's Year-Book, the provinces were divided into 42 rural districts, 15 towns, and 74 urban settlements.
Names of provinces changed from Ashkhabad to Ahal, Krasnovodsk to Balkan, Tashauz to Dashhowuz, and Chardzhou to Lebap.
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