Daşoguz
Daşoguz
Dashhowuz 1992-1999 Tashauz -1992 | |
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| Coordinates: 41°50′N 59°58′E / 41.833°N 59.967°E | |
| Country | Turkmenistan |
| Province | Daşoguz Province |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mammetnyyaz Owezovich Nurmammedov |
| Area | |
• Total | 160.6 km2 (62.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 88 m (289 ft) |
| Population (2022 census) | |
• Total | 201,142 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 |
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Daşoguz (also Dashoguz, Dasoguz; roughly "stone spring" in Turkmen), formerly known as Tashauz (until 1992; Russian: Ташау́з) and Dashkhovuz (1992–1999; Russian: Дашхову́з), is a large city in northern Turkmenistan and the capital of Daşoguz Province. The Uzbekistan border is about 10 km away.