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Daşoguz

Central Asia

Daşoguz is a city in northern Turkmenistan and the capital of Daşoguz Province. It was established as a fort by Russian forces in the early nineteenth century and was known as Tashauz and then Dashkhovuz before taking its current name in 1999. As of the 2022 census it had a population of about 201,142 across roughly 161 square kilometers. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Area (sq km)
160.6 1
Founding Year
1681 1
Elevation (m)
88 1
Latitude
41.816667 degrees north 1
Longitude
59.983056 degrees east 1
Sources
1. Daşoguz (Wikidata)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 41.816667, longitude 59.983056
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 88 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 160.6 sq km
  • P571 (inception)
    inception 1681
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Daşoguz (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Daşoguz (Turkmen pronunciation: [ˌdɑːʃoˈʁuːð]), formerly known as Tashauz (Russian: Ташауз [təʂɐˈus]) until 1992 and Dashkhovuz (Russian: Дашховуз [dəʂxɐˈvus]) until 1999, is a city in northern Turkmenistan and the capital of Daşoguz Province.
  • In Group: Cities of Central Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
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