Dasoguz
Dasoguz
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(Daşoguz)Category="Cities in Turkmenistan"Daşoguz (also Dashkhovuz, Dashhowuz, Dashoguz, Dasoguz, Дашогуз) is a city in Turkmenistan and the capital of Dashhowuz Province. It is located at latitude 41.833 North, longitude 59.9667 East, 88 meters above sea level, some 80 kilometers from Nukus, Uzbekistan, and 460 kilometers from Ashgabat. It has a population (1999 est) of 140,000.
Founded as a fort in the early 19th century by the Russians, modern Dashkhovuz is a drab Soviet-design city acting as a local administrative center and rail junction. It is also connected with Ashgabat by Air on Turkmenistan Airlines.
It is the main portal of tourists visiting the UNESCO World Heritage site of Konya-Urgench.