Tejen
Tejen (older spellings: Tedzhen, Tejend, Tejent) is an oasis city in the Karakum Desert, in Ahal Province of Turkmenistan. It lies along the M37 highway, between Dushak and Mary, 223 km by road southeast of Ashgabat. It has a population of approximately 52,000. To the east is the larger oasis of Mary.
The meaning of tejen is unclear. Atanyyazov explained,"...The meaning of this ancient name is not clear...Barthold noted that this name was also used in the form of Tuzhen in the X-XI centuries...Vambery derived it from the words tei-e hend (tei-e kent, tei— “down”, kent - “village”, “city”) and derived from that “downstream of the city,” “downstream of the city,” or “downstream of the river'. He writes that he may have understood the meaning of the word as 'city in the desert'...the name of the village along the Gerrud River is mentioned...This name also means 'the foot of the city'...As Barthold rightly points out, this name is not the name of the first river, but the name of the county, village, or land, for the river itself is in its upper reaches Hererrud (Herat-rud, i.e., the 'Herat River'), and below Sarahs is Khushk-rud, i.e., it was known as the 'Waterless River'...In Persian khushk means 'dry', 'shroud', rud - 'river'. This name is a characteristic sign of the river, that is, it is associated with the cutting off of its water in the summer."
The meaning of tejen is unclear. Atanyyazov explained,"...The meaning of this ancient name is not clear...Barthold noted that this name was also used in the form of Tuzhen in the X-XI centuries...Vambery derived it from the words tei-e hend (tei-e kent, tei— “down”, kent - “village”, “city”) and derived from that “downstream of the city,” “downstream of the city,” or “downstream of the river'. He writes that he may have understood the meaning of the word as 'city in the desert'...the name of the village along the Gerrud River is mentioned...This name also means 'the foot of the city'...As Barthold rightly points out, this name is not the name of the first river, but the name of the county, village, or land, for the river itself is in its upper reaches Hererrud (Herat-rud, i.e., the 'Herat River'), and below Sarahs is Khushk-rud, i.e., it was known as the 'Waterless River'...In Persian khushk means 'dry', 'shroud', rud - 'river'. This name is a characteristic sign of the river, that is, it is associated with the cutting off of its water in the summer."
Map - Tejen
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Country - Turkmenistan
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Turkmenistan has long served as a thoroughfare for other nations and cultures. Merv is one of the oldest oasis-cities in Central Asia, and was once the biggest city in the world. It was also one of the great cities of the Islamic world and an important stop on the Silk Road. Annexed by the Russian Empire in 1881, Turkmenistan figured prominently in the anti-Bolshevik movement in Central Asia. In 1925, Turkmenistan became a constituent republic of the Soviet Union, the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic (Turkmen SSR); it became independent after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.
Currency / Language
ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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TMT | Turkmenistan manat | m | 2 |
ISO | Language |
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RU | Russian language |
TK | Turkmen language |
UZ | Uzbek language |