Atamurat
- For the village in Azerbaijan, see Karki, Azerbaijan.
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| Country |  Turkmenistan |
| Province | Lebap Province |
Atamurat is a town in eastern Turkmenistan. It is located in Lebap Province. It was formerly known as Kerki. It is situated on a plain on the left bank of the Amu Darya river.
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Overview
Nearby towns and villages include Mukry (3.3 nm), Amyderya (2.1 nm), Surkhi (3.1 nm) and Kiikchi (2.2 nm).[1]
The town is served by Atamurat airport located 2 miles (3 km) from the town centre. In August 2012, the state national company Turkmenistan Airlines has announced an international tender for the design and construction of a new complex with the capacity of 100 passengers per hour.[2] In February 2013 was commissioned road bridge connecting the city with village Kerkichi.[3]
The name Kerki is a Turkified pronunciation of the original Persian name Karkuh (کرکوه) meaning "Deaf Mountain.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Falling rain gazetteer
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Президенты Украины и Туркмении открыли мост через Амударью и заложили новый аэропорт
- ↑ Muqaddasī, Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad, and M. J. de Goeje. 1967. Kitāb Aḥsan al-taqāsīm fī maʻrifat al-aqālīm. Bibliotheca geographorum Arabicorum, pars 3. Laydin: Maṭbaʻ Brīl.
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