Saýat is a city and capital of Saýat District in the Lebap Region of Turkmenistan.[1]
Saýat | |
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Coordinates: 38°47′N 63°53′E / 38.783°N 63.883°E | |
Country | Turkmenistan |
Region | Lebap Region |
District | Saýat District |
Time zone | UTC+5 |
Etymology
editSaýat is the name of a Turkmen tribe, and originally comes from the Arabic word for "hunter".[2]
References
edit- ^ "OpenStreetMap / Districts in Turkmenistan". Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ Atanyýazow, Soltanşa (1980). Түркменистаның Географик Атларының Дүшүндиришли Сөзлүги [Explanatory Dictionary of Geographic Names in Turkmenistan]. Ashgabat: Ылым. p. 250.