Lebap Region · Turkmenistan
Türkmenabat travel guide
Türkmenabat is a city in Lebap Region, Turkmenistan, home to about 231,000 people.
- Best months
- April and October
- Nearest airport
- CRZ19 km · Türkmenabat International Airport
- Currency
- TMTTurkmenistan new manat
- Time zone
- Asia/Ashgabat
- Language
- Turkmen
About
About Türkmenabat
Türkmenabat, formerly known as Çärjew, is the second-largest city in Turkmenistan and the administrative centre of Lebap Province. As of 2022, it had a population of approximately 231,000 people (up from 161,000 in the 1989 census).
Turkmenabat is the center of Eastern Turkmenistan and second largest city in the country with about 270,000 inhabitants. It was called Charjou (four canals), until 1999 when it was renamed Turkmenabat (created by Turkmen). The city is a convenient place for a stopover on the long travels to the Köýtendag Nature Reserve, Mary/Merv or Dashogus and on the way to Bukhara/Uzbekistan.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Türkmenabat
See
- Lebap Regional Museum
- Russian Orthodox Church
- Amul' Settlement
- Allamberdar Mausoleum
- Astana-baba Mausoleum
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When to go
The best time to visit Türkmenabat
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Türkmenabat are April and October. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 38 °C; March is the wettest, with about 30 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Türkmenabat: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Türkmenabat International Airport (CRZ), about 19 km from the city centre in a straight line; Bukhara International Airport (BHK, 109 km) is also within reach.
Getting in
Turkmenistan Airways operate 4 daily flights from Ashgabat (US$12). The airport is 2 km east of the city center. Turkmenistan Railways run trains to Turkmenabat from Ashgabat (2 trains per day, 16 hours, US$2.50), Mary/Merv (3 trains per day leaving Mary at 22:00, 01:20, 03:30, 7 hours, US$1) and Turkmenbashi (1 train per day, 23 hours, US$2.50). The railway station is in the city center. Take a taxi from Bukhara to the border (US$8) at Farab or a shared taxi to Uzbek Olot (Qarakul) and then a taxi to the border. From the border it is about 45 km to Turkmenabat.
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CRZ · Türkmenabat International Airport
BHK · Bukhara International Airport
Questions
Türkmenabat: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Türkmenabat?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Türkmenabat are April and October. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 38 °C; March is the wettest, with about 30 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Türkmenabat?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Türkmenabat International Airport (CRZ), about 19 km from the city centre in a straight line; Bukhara International Airport (BHK, 109 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Türkmenabat?
Turkmenistan new manat (TMT).
Nearby
Destinations near Türkmenabat
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.