Köýtendag
Köýtendag
Çarşangy (?-1999) | |
|---|---|
Lebap Province | |
| District | Köýtendag District |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 98,477 |
Köýtendag is a
Köýtendag is located at an altitude of 265 meters on the banks of the
Etymology
The name is a compound of Köýten plus the Turkmen word dag ("mountain"). Köýten is in turn a Turkified version of the Persian compound Kuhi tang, kuhi - "mountain" and tang - "narrow". The name previously applied to the valley as well as the mountains.[4] According to Atanyýazow, Çarşaňňy is the name of a Turkmen tribe.[5]
Climate
Köýtendag has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh), with cool winters and very hot summers. Rainfall is generally light and erratic, and occurs mainly in the winter and autumn months.
| Climate data for Köýtendag | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 26.0 (78.8) |
29.4 (84.9) |
34.8 (94.6) |
39.6 (103.3) |
43.5 (110.3) |
49.0 (120.2) |
48.0 (118.4) |
49.0 (120.2) |
41.6 (106.9) |
36.7 (98.1) |
34.1 (93.4) |
27.0 (80.6) |
49.0 (120.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.2 (50.4) |
12.7 (54.9) |
18.7 (65.7) |
26.2 (79.2) |
32.1 (89.8) |
38.0 (100.4) |
39.5 (103.1) |
37.8 (100.0) |
32.6 (90.7) |
25.6 (78.1) |
18.1 (64.6) |
12.3 (54.1) |
25.3 (77.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.2 (41.4) |
7.6 (45.7) |
13.1 (55.6) |
20.1 (68.2) |
25.5 (77.9) |
30.7 (87.3) |
32.1 (89.8) |
29.7 (85.5) |
24.2 (75.6) |
17.7 (63.9) |
11.5 (52.7) |
7.0 (44.6) |
18.7 (65.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.7 (33.3) |
2.5 (36.5) |
7.6 (45.7) |
13.7 (56.7) |
18.2 (64.8) |
22.4 (72.3) |
23.7 (74.7) |
21.0 (69.8) |
15.5 (59.9) |
9.9 (49.8) |
5.3 (41.5) |
2.3 (36.1) |
11.9 (53.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −20.6 (−5.1) |
−14.0 (6.8) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
0.2 (32.4) |
4.4 (39.9) |
8.0 (46.4) |
7.7 (45.9) |
10.0 (50.0) |
4.0 (39.2) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−15.7 (3.7) |
−20.6 (−5.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 15.4 (0.61) |
9.2 (0.36) |
22.9 (0.90) |
15.3 (0.60) |
12.3 (0.48) |
0.4 (0.02) |
3.2 (0.13) |
1.5 (0.06) |
6.6 (0.26) |
6.9 (0.27) |
6.8 (0.27) |
21.8 (0.86) |
122.3 (4.82) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.8 | 8.9 | 6.0 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 5.1 | 6.8 | 42.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%)
|
69.9 | 63.0 | 51.6 | 45.6 | 35.0 | 25.6 | 24.8 | 27.0 | 32.1 | 41.5 | 58.9 | 70.0 | 45.4 |
| Source: climatebase.ru[6] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
Köýtendag is on a branch of the
The P-37 highway connects the city to Kerki to the west and the border with Uzbekistan in the east.
References
- ^ "ТҮРКМЕНИСТАНЫҢ ХАЛК МАСЛАХАТЫНЫҢ ЧӨЗГҮДИ №ХМ-61 Лебап велаятының Чаршаңңы этрабының адыны үйтгетмек хакында" (PDF) (in Turkmen). 29 December 1999. p. 31.
- ^ "TÜRKMENISTANYŇ MEJLISINIŇ KARARY №425-V Lebap welaýatynyň dolandyryş-çäk meseleleri hakynda" (PDF) (in Turkmen). Turkmenistan Parliament. 27 July 2016. p. 191.
- ^ Peaklist.org, listed as "Gora Ayribaba" Retrieved 22 September 2011
- ^ Atanyýazow, Soltanşa (1980). Түркменистаның Географик Атларының Дүшүндиришли Сөзлүги [Explanatory Dictionary of Geographic Names in Turkmenistan]. Ashgabat: Ылым. p. 187.
- ^ Atanyýazow, Soltanşa (1980). Түркменистаның Географик Атларының Дүшүндиришли Сөзлүги [Explanatory Dictionary of Geographic Names in Turkmenistan]. Ashgabat: Ылым. p. 301.
- ^ "Carsanga, Turkmenistan". Climatebase.ru. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
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