Gökdepe, formerly known as Söwdägär, Sevdager in Russian (Севдагер), or the kolkhoz named after Kuybyshev (Колхоз имени Куйбышева), is a village in Murgap District, Mary Province, Turkmenistan. It is located less than 5 km northeast of Murgap and circa 20 km southeast from Mary. In 2022, it had a population of 6,767 people.
Etymology Gökdepe is a compound of two Turkmen words: "Gök," which means "Blue," and "Depe," which roughly translates to "Hill" or "Mound."
The village was previously named Söwdägär, which is a rare word borrowed from Persian, "سوداگر," "Soodagar," that means "Merchant" or "Trader."
History On 15 August 2009, the village of Gyzyl agronom from Gökdepe Rural Council was renamed "Garaşsyzlyk." It was later transferred to Gowşutbent Rural Council.
Rural Council Gökdepe is the seat of a rural council that consists of two villages:
Gökdepe, village Amaşaýap, village
See also List of cities, towns and villages in Turkmenistan List of municipalities in Mary Province
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