Daşoguz
Daşoguz
Daşoguz şäheri | |
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Daşoguz Location in Turkmenistan | |
| 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 | 1,252/km2 (3,244/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 |
Daşoguz (Turkmen pronunciation: [ˌdɑːʃoˈʁuːð]), formerly known as Tashauz (Russian: Ташауз [təʂɐˈus]) until 1992 and Dashkhovuz (Russian: Дашховуз [dəʂxɐˈvus]) until 1999, is a city in northern Turkmenistan and the capital of Daşoguz Province. The border with Uzbekistan is about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) away.