Farap

For places in Iran, see Farab, Iran.

For the city in Kazakhstan, see Otrar.

Farap, also known as Farab,^[4] or Firabr,^[5] is a city in Çärjew District, Lebap Province, Turkmenistan.^[6]

Farap
1911 photograph, created by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii.
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Coordinates: 39°10′N 63°36′E[1]
Country	Turkmenistan
Region	Lebap Region
District	Çärjew District
Elevation [2]	187 m (614 ft)
Population  (2012)[3]
• Total	14,503
Time zone	UTC+5 (+5)
Postal code	746070
Area code	(+993) 448
Vehicle registration	LB

Etymology

The name is of obscure origin and meaning. Vambery considered it a corruption of a Persian phrase meaning "pure water".^[7]

Overview

Farap is the site of a border crossing into Alat, Uzbekistan.^[8]

Border crossing from Farap into Alat, Uzbekistan.