Lebap Region
Lebap Region (Turkmen: Lebap welaýaty/Лебап велаяты from the Persian Lab-e āb) 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 93,727 square kilometers, and a population of 1,334,500 people (2005 est.). The name Lebap is a Turkmenized form of the Persian Lab-e āb (), which means "riverside" and has long been used to designate the middle reach…