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Put' Lenina Destination Guide

Explore Put' Lenina in Turkmenistan

Put' Lenina in the region of Turkmenistan (general) is a place in Turkmenistan - some 29 mi or ( 47 km ) West of Ashkhabad , the country's capital city .

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Time in Put' Lenina is now 03:58 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Ashgabat " with a UTC offset of 5 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Mashhad, Gorgan, Bojnourd, Yegene-Kala, and Yankala. Since you are here already, consider visiting Mashhad . Where to go and what to see in Put' Lenina ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Geok Tepe

Geok Tepe, Gökdepe or Gokdepe, is a former fortress of the Turkmens, in Turkmenistan, in the oasis of Ahal, on the Transcaspian railway, 28 miles north-west of Ashgabat. Gökdepe is the Russian version of the Turkic name meaning "Blue Hill" from the Turkmen gök "blue" and depe "hill" or "summit". Today it lies along the M37 highway.

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Located at 38.16 57.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Turkmenistan, History of Turkmenistan, Military history of Russia, Mosques in Turkmenistan, Populated places along the Silk Road, Populated places in Turkmenistan

Battle of Geok Tepe

The Siege of Geok Tepe or The Battle of Geok Tepe was a siege by the Imperial Russian army against the Turkmen fort of Geok Tepe in 1880-1881.

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Located at 38.16 57.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: History of Turkmenistan, Russian Empire, Sieges involving Russia, The Great Game

Gökdepe District

Gökdepe District is a district of Ahal Province in Turkmenistan.

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Located at 38.22 58.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Ahal Province, Districts of Turkmenistan

Karakum Canal

The Karakum Canal in Turkmenistan is one of the largest irrigation and water supply canals in the world. Started in 1954, and completed in 1988, it is navigable over much of its 1,375 km length, and carries 13 km³ of water annually from the Amu-Darya River across the Karakum Desert in Turkmenistan. The canal opened up huge new tracts of land to agriculture, especially to cotton monoculture heavily promoted by the Soviet Union, and supplying Ashgabat with a major source of water.

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Located at 38.25 57.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Agriculture in Turkmenistan, Buildings and structures built in the Soviet Union, Canals in Turkmenistan, Cotton, Irrigation canals, Irrigation in Turkmenistan