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) Founding Year Elevation (m) Latitude41.816667 degrees north 1 Elevation Band Climate Zone 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
Wikidata statement P1082
population = 201142 (Wikidata P1082, as of 2022, preferred rank)
View the Source2. GeoNames: Daşoguz - GeoNames
GeoNamesPlace record, elevationQuote, Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 87 m
3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 41.75, 59.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 41.75, 59.75
41.75 59.75 BWk
4. GeoNames: Daşoguz - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 601734Quote, cities500 record 601734
41.83625 59.96661 P PPLA TM 03 201142 87 Asia/Ashgabat
Daşoguz (Wikipedia)
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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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