Çärjew
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Çärjew
Çärjew şäherçesi | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Çärjew Location in Turkmenistan | |
| Coordinates: 39°05′31″N 63°29′37″E / 39.09196247888905°N 63.4935994154553°E | |
| Country |  Turkmenistan |
| Province | Lebap Province |
| District | Çärjew District |
| Population (2022 official census) | |
• Town | 10,242 |
| • Urban | 1,825 |
| • Rural | 8,417 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 |
Çärjew, formerly known as Guşçular or Ptitsesovkhoz (in Russian: "Птицесовхоз"), is a town and capital of Çärjew District, Lebap Province, Turkmenistan. The town is located nearly 5 km west of Türkmenabat. In 2022, it had a population of 1,825 people.[1]
Çärjew is a Turkmen borrowing from the Persian chahârjuy (چهارجوى), meaning "four streams".
Its former name, Ptitsesovkhoz, refers to a sovkhoz, a state-managed farm, specialized in poultry breeding. Its next name, Guşçular, is inherited from the Soviet-Russian name; "Guşçu" refers to a "poultry breeder," and the suffix "-lar" is the mark of the plural.
History
On 10 May 2010, the administrative center of Serdarabat District was moved to the village of Guşçular.[2] On 25 November 2017, the village was granted township and renamed to Çärjew.[3]