Mukry
Akgumdänajy | |
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Coordinates: 37°35′50″N 65°44′13″E / 37.59722°N 65.73694°E | |
Country | Turkmenistan |
Province | Lebap Province |
District | Köýtendag District |
Time zone | UTC+5 |
Mukry is a town in Köýtendag District, Lebap Province, Turkmenistan. It is located near Kerki and Amu Dar'ya. [1] [2]
Mukry is the name of a Turkmen tribe. The town was named Akgumdänajy (Cyrillic Акгумдәнаҗы) at some point but the name Mukry was restored after construction of the railway station. [3]
Mukry is the location of a gypsum mine. [4]
Mukry features a station on the rail line connecting Kerki to the Kelif border crossing into Uzbekistan, and is on the P-37 highway. A rail spur and a road connect it to the city of Magdanly. [2]