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{{Infobox settlement
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| native_name = Lebap
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| image1 = Interior view Dayahatyn caravansarai Turkmenistan.jpg
| image2 = Lebap welaýatynyň Ruhyýet köşgi.jpg
| image3 = Центр Туркменабада.jpg
| footer = From the top, Entrance to [[Dayahatyn]], Lebap Region Palace of Spirituality, [[Türkmenabat]]}}
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| image_map = Lebap Province in Turkmenistan.svg
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| map_caption = Lebap region in Turkmenistan
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| area_total_km2 = 93727
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| population_as_of = 2022 (census)
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| population_total = 1,447,298
| population_density_km2 = auto
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Turkmenistan}}
| subdivision_type1 = Capital
| subdivision_name1 = [[Türkmenabat]]
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| website = {{URL|https://lebap.gov.tm/}}
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'''Lebap Region''' ({{
The name Lebap is a Turkmenized form of the Persian ''Lab-e āb'' ({{
It contains the [[Repetek Nature Reserve]] as well as the [[Köýtendag Nature Reserve]], which includes Turkmenistan's highest mountain, [[Aýrybaba]] (3137 meters).<ref name=alpagama /> Lebap is also home to the [[Dayahatyn]] [[caravanserai|caravansaray]].
The region is located along the Amu Darya. The [[Kyzylkum Desert]] is located on the east side of the river and [[Karakum Desert]] is located on the west side of the river. About three-quarters of the
== History ==
[[File:Dinosaur-plateau.jpg|thumb|Dinosaur Plateau in Koytendag District]]
{{See also|Amu Darya#History}}
The region of present-day Lebap once occupied a spot along the [[Silk Road]]. The 9th-10th century [[Caravanserai|caravansaray]] of [[Dayahatyn]] is located within Lebap.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2015-06-04|title=Ambassador Mustard Travels to Lebap Province|url=https://tm.usembassy.gov/ambassador-mustard-travels-lebap-province/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210101214128/https://tm.usembassy.gov/ambassador-mustard-travels-lebap-province/|archive-date=2021-01-01|access-date=2021-01-01|website=U.S. Embassy in Turkmenistan|publisher=[[United States Department of State]]|language=en-US}}</ref>
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===Recent history===
On April 27, 2020, the
In December 2020, RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty reported that regional officials threatened to cut off the region's population from subsidized food if they were not up to date on their utility bills.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Najibullah|first=Farangis|date=2020-12-25|title=Grim Choice: Turkmen Warned Of Food Cutoffs Over Unpaid Utility Bills|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/turkmen-food-subsidies-cut-unpaid-utility-bills/31019079.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210101213157/https://www.rferl.org/a/turkmen-food-subsidies-cut-unpaid-utility-bills/31019079.html|archive-date=2021-01-01|access-date=2021-01-01|website=RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty|language=en}}</ref> The agency reported that many in the
==Demographic==
=== Table of National composition of the population of Lebap region (2022) ===
Table:
<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stat.gov.tm/population-census-pdfs/results/en/4.pdf}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right"
! rowspan="3" |[[Ethnicity]]
! colspan="2" | Total
! colspan="2" | Urban
! colspan="2" | Rural
|-
! Population
! %
! Population
! %
! Population
! %
|-
| [[Turkmens]]
| 1,292,180 || 89.28%
| 555,200 || 84.63%
| 736,980 || 93.14%
|-
| [[Uzbeks]]
| 136,499 || 9.43%
| 83,556 || 12.74%
| 52,943 || 6.69%
|-
| [[Russians]]
| 11,791 || 0.82%
| 11,604 || 1.77%
| 187 || 0.03%
|-
| [[Kazakhs]]
| 1,793 || 0.12%
| 956 || 0.14%
| 837 || 0.11%
|-
| [[Tatars]]
| 1,653 || 0.12%
| 1,616 || 0.25%
| 37 || 0.00%
|-
| [[Azerbaijanis]]
| 938 || 0.06%
| 773 || 0.12%
| 165 || 0.02%
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| [[Baloch people|Balochi]]
| 500 || 0.03%
| 494 || 0.07%
| 6 || 0.00%
|-
| [[Armenians]]
| 397 || 0.03%
| 386 || 0.06%
| 11 || 0.00%
|-
| [[Ukrainians]]
| 297 || 0.02%
| 286 || 0.04%
| 11 || 0.00%
|-
| [[Koreans]]
| 168 || 0.01%
| 164 || 0.02%
| 4 || 0.00%
|-
| [[Persians]]
| 131 || 0.01%
| 107 || 0.02%
| 24 || 0.00%
|-
| [[Lezgins]]
| 102 || 0.01%
| 102 || 0.02%
| − || −
|-
| [[Afghans]]
| 99 || 0.01%
| 99 || 0.02%
| − || −
|-
| [[Karakalpaks]]
| 15 || 0.00%
| 13 || 0.00%
| 2 || 0.00%
|-
| [[Kurds]]
| 12 || 0.00%
| 10 || 0.00%
| 2 || 0.00%
|-
| other nationalities
| 723 || 0.05%
| 655 || 0.10%
| 68 || 0.01%
|- class="sortbottom"
! '''Total'''
! '''1,446,282''' || '''100%'''
! '''1,292,024''' || '''100%'''
! '''154,258''' || '''100%'''
|}
==Administrative divisions==
As of 2021, according to the official website of the
=== Districts ===
As of 9 November
:* [[Çärjew District|Çarjew]] (formerly Serdarabat)
:* [[Darganata District|Darganata]] (formerly Birata)
:* [[Dänew District|Dänew]] (formerly Galkynyş)
:* [[Halaç District|Halaç]]
:* [[Hojambaz District|Hojambaz]]
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:* [[Saýat District|Saýat]]
=== Municipalities ===
{{See also|List of cities in Turkmenistan}}
As of January 1, 2017, the
In the list below, the lone city with [[Districts_of_Turkmenistan#Cities_with_"district_status"|"district status"]] is '''bolded''':
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== Economy ==
===Agriculture===
Crop production in Lebap is heavily dependent on irrigation from the [[Amu Darya]]. Fields are cultivated when one-and-a-half to two meters above the floodplains of the river, primarily cereal grains and cotton.<ref name=tstanbook2>{{cite book|title=Туркменистан |first=P. |last=Skosyrev |date=1948 |publisher=Molodaya Gvardiya |place=Moscow |pages=
{| class="wikitable"
| colspan="7" align="center"|'''Lebap
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From antiquity, local residents quarried sulfur, zinc and lead in the [[Köýtendag Range|Köýtendag]] (Kungitang) foothills for domestic needs, including casting of bullets.<ref name=tstanbook3>{{cite book|title=Туркменистан |first=P. |last=Skosyrev |date=1948 |publisher=Molodaya Gvardiya |place=Moscow |page=203 |language=ru}}</ref> During the Soviet period, a lead mine was dug and the town of Svintsovyy Rudnik<ref>"lead ore mine" in English; today called Gurşun Magdan Käni şäherçesi, "town of lead ore mine"</ref> was founded.<ref name=tstanbook3 /><ref name=osm>[https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/531255297#map=14/37.8651/66.4389 Way: Gurshun Magdan Kani (531255297)]</ref>
{{Further|Gowurdak mine}}
===Construction materials===
The Lebap Cement Plant in Turkmenabat has a design capacity of one million tons per year. [[Polimeks]] built it in 2012.<ref name=polimeks2>{{cite web |url=
===Power generation===
The Zerger power plant under construction by [[Sumitomo]], [[Mitsubishi]], [[Hitachi]], and [[Rönesans Holding]] in [[Çärjew District]] will have a design capacity of 432 megawatts. It is primarily intended for export of electricity. The Zerger plant will use natural gas from the Üçajy Gas Field ({{
{| class="wikitable"
| colspan="4" align="center"|'''Lebap
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*[[Aýrybaba]]
*[[Dayahatyn]] [[Caravanserai|caravansaray]] (in use 9th to 16th centuries)
*[[Dinosaur
== See also ==
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{{Reflist}}{{Geographic ___location
|Centre = Lebap Region
|North = [[Xorazm
|Northeast = [[Buxoro
|East = [[Surxondaryo
|Southeast = [[Balkh Province]], {{flag|Afghanistan}}<br>[[Jowzjan Province]], {{flag|Afghanistan}}
|South = [[Faryab Province]], {{flag|Afghanistan}}
|Southwest = [[Mary
|West = [[Ahal
|Northwest = [[Daşoguz
}}
==External links==
* [https://lebap.gov.tm/ Official website]
{{Regions of Turkmenistan}}
{{Authority control}}
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