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Lebap Region
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<p><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Lebap_Region¶ms=39_0_N_63_0_E_">39°0′N 63°0′E / 39.000°N 63.000°E / 39.000; 63.000</a> </p> <p>Lebap Region is one of the <a href="/facts/Regions_of_Turkmenistan/euzrb9Tm">regions of Turkmenistan</a>. It is in the northeast of the country, bordering <a href="/facts/Afghanistan/v63Auu1C">Afghanistan</a>, <a href="/facts/Uzbekistan/o8wfw2xR">Uzbekistan</a> along the <a href="/facts/Amu_Darya/8aaLe2F9">Amu Darya</a>. Its <a href="/facts/Administrative_centre/jyz1zfzk">administrative centre</a> is <a href="/facts/T%C3%BCrkmenabat/GDCn5kj8">Türkmenabat</a> (formerly named Çärjew). It has an area of 93,727 square kilometers, and a population of 1,447,298 people (2022 census). </p><p>The name Lebap is a Turkmenized form of the Persian <i>Lab-e āb</i> (Persian: لب آب), which means "riverside" and has long been used to designate the middle reaches of the <a href="/facts/Amu_Darya/8aaLe2F9">Amu Darya</a>. </p><p>It contains the <a href="/facts/Repetek_Nature_Reserve/zjuGL5NB">Repetek Nature Reserve</a> as well as the <a href="/facts/K%C3%B6%C3%BDtendag_Nature_Reserve/Y6xX9nWR">Köýtendag Nature Reserve</a>, which includes Turkmenistan's highest mountain, <a href="/facts/A%C3%BDrybaba/QkTtxbjR">Aýrybaba</a> (3137 meters). Lebap is also home to the <a href="/facts/Dayahatyn/1qgsA1BW">Dayahatyn</a> <a href="/facts/Caravanserai/mwSkATtE">caravansaray</a>. </p><p>The region is located along the Amu Darya. The <a href="/facts/Kyzylkum_Desert/ffwrsl94">Kyzylkum Desert</a> is located on the east side of the river and <a href="/facts/Karakum_Desert/71aLJhTq">Karakum Desert</a> is located on the west side of the river. About three-quarters of the region's land area is in the Karakum Desert. The region's sunny weather and abundance of water resources help produce high-quality long-staple cotton. </p>