Artyk, Turkmenistan

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Artyk is a village in Kaka District, Ahal Province, Turkmenistan.{{cite web|url= https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Districts_in_Turkmenistan |title=OpenStreetMap / Districts in Turkmenistan}}

It is primarily noteworthy as a border crossing into Iran at Lotfabad, one of three such crossings in Ahal Province.{{cite news|url=https://business.com.tm/ru/post/6353/perehod-artyklotfabad-na-turkmenoiranskoi-granice-otkryt-dlya-gruzovyh-avto |title=Переход Артык-Лотфабад на туркмено-иранской границе открыт для грузовых авто |date=2 December 2020 |publisher=Business Turkmenistan |language=ru}}{{cite news |url=https://orient.tm/turkmenistan-i-iran-otkryli-eshhe-odin-pogranichnyj-pereezd-dlya-dvizheniya-avtotransporta/ |title=Туркменистан и Иран открыли еще один пограничный переезд для движения автотранспорта |date=1 December 2020 |language=ru |publisher=Orient |access-date=25 April 2021 |archive-date=28 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428023210/https://orient.tm/turkmenistan-i-iran-otkryli-eshhe-odin-pogranichnyj-pereezd-dlya-dvizheniya-avtotransporta/ |url-status=dead }}

Etymology

The word artyk means "excess" in Turkmen. It was the name of one of the first settlers in this area.{{cite book|title= Түркменистаның Географик Атларының Дүшүндиришли Сөзлүги|trans-title= Explanatory Dictionary of Geographic Names in Turkmenistan |page=43 |publisher=Ылым |date=1980 |place=Ashgabat |first=Soltanşa |last=Atanyýazow|url=https://www.twirpx.com/file/2683178/|language=tk}}

References

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Category:Populated places in Ahal Region

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