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Saýat

Coordinates: 38°47′N 63°53′E / 38.783°N 63.883°E / 38.783; 63.883
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Saýat
Saýat is located in Turkmenistan
Saýat
Saýat
Location in Turkmenistan
Saýat is located in Asia
Saýat
Saýat
Saýat (Asia)
Coordinates: 38°47′N 63°53′E / 38.783°N 63.883°E / 38.783; 63.883
Country Turkmenistan
RegionLebap Region
DistrictSaýat District
Time zoneUTC+5

Saýat is a city and capital of Saýat District in the Lebap Region of Turkmenistan.[1]

Etymology

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Saýat is the name of a Turkmen tribe, and originally comes from the Arabic word for "hunter".[2]

References

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  1. ^ "OpenStreetMap / Districts in Turkmenistan". Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  2. ^ Atanyýazow, Soltanşa (1980). Түркменистаның Географик Атларының Дүшүндиришли Сөзлүги [Explanatory Dictionary of Geographic Names in Turkmenistan]. Ashgabat: Ылым. p. 250.