Leg 422 UTAV Turkmenabat (Turkmenistan) to UTAT Dashoguz (Turkmenistan)
UTAV - Airport Info
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ICAO code: UTAV
Airport name: Turkmenabat
Location: Turkmenabat
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Turkmenabat Info
Turkmenabat is a town in Turkmenistan, capital of the Lebap Province. As of 1999, it had a population of approximately 203,000 people (up from 161,000 in the 1989 census).
Although now a modern (i.e. post-Soviet) industrial city, Turkmenabat has a history of over 2000 years. The modern city was founded in 1886, during the construction of the Trans-Caspian railway. Its role of railway junction, and the high fertility of the Amu-Darya region, made it the major trade center for agricultural products in the northeast region of the country. The city has food processing, textile (cotton processing and silk) factories.
In ancient times, it was known as Amul. The great river Amu Darya was named after this city.
Turkmenabat was Turkmenistan's industrial and transport hub during the Soviet period, but most of these related jobs and transport opportunities have been relocated to Ashgabat or closed since the Turkmenistan's independence.
UTAT - Airport Info
ICAO code: UTAT
Airport name: Dashoguz
Location: Dashoguz
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Dashoguz Info
Dashoguz, formerly known as Tashauz, is a city in northern Turkmenistan and the capital of Dashoguz Province.
Early in its history, it was a popular stop on the Silk Road because it had a spring, hence its name. Founded as a fort in the early 19th century by the Russians, modern Dashoguz is a Soviet-designed city with many monuments and museums acting as a local administrative and cultural center and rail junction.