page_title: Lebap Region
hierarchical_section_title: Lebap Region
caption_attribution_description: Русский: Дворец народных заседаний в Лебапском велаяте. Türkmençe: Lebap welaýatynyň Ruhyýet köşgi
context_page_description: Lebap Region is one of the regions of Turkmenistan. It is in the northeast of the country, bordering Afghanistan, Uzbekistan along the Amu Darya. Its capital is Türkmenabat. It has an area of 93,730 square kilometers, and a population of 1,334,500 people.
  The name Lebap is Turkmenized form of the Persian Lab-e āb which means "riverside" and has long been used to designate the middle reaches of the Amu Darya river.
  It contains the Repetek Nature Reserve and the Köýtendag Nature Reserve, which has Turkmenistan's highest mountain, Aýrybaba.
  Region is located alongside of Amuderya river, Gyzylgum desert is located east side of river and Garagum desert is located west side of river. Thanks to sunny whether and abundance of water resources state produced one of the highest quality cotton and wheat in the world.
  Region is also rich for its natural resources such as natural gas and other mines. China-Turkmenistan gas-pipeline started from this region. Lebap Regions Bagtiyarlik natural gas field is main supplier of Chinese natural gas.
context_section_description: Lebap Region (Turkmen: Lebap welaýaty/Лебап велаяты from the Persian لب آب Labe âb) is one of the regions of Turkmenistan. It is in the northeast of the country, bordering Afghanistan, Uzbekistan along the Amu Darya. Its capital is Türkmenabat (formerly named Çärjew). It has an area of 93,730 square kilometers, and a population of 1,334,500 people (2005 est.).
  The name Lebap is Turkmenized form of the Persian Lab-e āb (لب آب) which means "riverside" and has long been used to designate the middle reaches of the Amu Darya river.
  It contains the Repetek Nature Reserve and the Köýtendag Nature Reserve, which has Turkmenistan's highest mountain, Aýrybaba (3137 meters).
  Region is located alongside of Amuderya river, Gyzylgum desert is located east side of river and Garagum desert is located west side of river. Thanks to sunny whether and abundance of water resources state produced one of the highest quality cotton and wheat in the world.
  Region is also rich for its natural resources such as natural gas (the Malai Gas Field) and other mines. China-Turkmenistan gas-pipeline started from this region. Lebap Regions Bagtiyarlik natural gas field is main supplier of Chinese natural gas.
caption: Lebap welaýatynyň Ruhyýet köşgi
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