Garaşsyzlyk, formerly known as Moskovsk (in Russian: "Московск") then Nyýazow, is a town in Dänew District, Lebap Province, Turkmenistan. Several toponyms use the same name in Turkmenistan. In 2022, Garaşsyzlyk had a population of 7,136 people.
Etymology The Turkmen language is a very agglutinative language which, along with other Turkic languages, uses a lot of suffixes. Thus, the name Garaşsyzlyk is a succession of a word and two suffixes. "Garaş" could be translated as "Relation," "-syz" is a suffix meaning "Without" or "No," "With no relation," and the suffix "-lyk" could be translated as the suffix "-ness." Consequently, the whole word "Garaşsyzlyk" translates as "Independence."
History Moskovsk was initially the administrative center of Boýnyuzyn Raion. On 9 March 1993, the town was renamed Nyýazow in reference to President Saparmyrat Nyýazow.
On 25 November 2017, the town was renamed Garaşsyzlyk.
See also
List of municipalities in Lebap Province Towns of Turkmenistan
References