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Daşoguz Region, Turkmenistani
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Daşoguz RegionRegion
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H5 chondrite meteorite

Kunya-Urgench meteorite, Daşoguz Region, Turkmenistan
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H5 chondrite meteorite

Kunya-Urgench meteorite, Daşoguz Region, Turkmenistan
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H5 chondrite meteorite

Kunya-Urgench meteorite, Daşoguz Region, Turkmenistan
Neighbouring regions:
Lebap Region, Turkmenistan
Ahal Region, Turkmenistan
Balkan Region, Turkmenistan
Xorazm, Uzbekistan
Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan
Type:
Region
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Daşoguz166,500 (2015)
Köneürgench30,000 (2013)
Yylanly26,901 (2013)
Boldumsaz21,159 (2013)
Tagta16,635 (2013)
Akdepe14,177 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
146867
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:146867:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Daşoguz, Turkménistan
German:
Daşoguz, Turkmenistan
Italian:
Daşoguz, Turkmenistan
Russian:
Дашогуз, Туркмения
Simplified Chinese:
达沙古兹, 土库曼斯坦
Spanish:
Daşoguz, Turkmenistán
Turkmen:
Daşoguz, Türkmenistan
Arabic:
داشوغوز, تركمانستان
Azeri:
Daşoğuz, Türkmənistan
Bashkir:
Ташуғыҙ, Төркмәнстан
Belarusian:
Дашагуз, Туркменістан
Bulgarian:
Дашогуз, Туркменистан
Catalan:
Daşoguz, Turkmenistan
Cebuano:
Daşoguz, Turkmenistan
Chechen:
Дашогуз, Туркмени
Danish:
Dasoguz, Turkmenistan
Dutch:
Daşoguz, Turkmenistan
Esperanto:
Daşoguz, Turkmenio
Estonian:
Daşoguz, Türkmenistan
Farsi/Persian:
داش‌اغوز, ترکمنستان
Finnish:
Daşoguz, Turkmenistan
Galician:
Daşoguz, Turcomenistán
Georgian:
დაშოგუზი, თურქმენეთი
Greek:
Ντασογκούζ, Τουρκμενιστάν
Hindi:
दाशोग़ुज़, तुर्कमेनिस्तान
Hungarian:
Daşoguz, Türkmenisztán
Indonesian:
Daşoguz, Turkmenistan
Japanese:
ダショグズ, トルクメニスタン
Karakalpak:
Dashoguz, Tu'rkmenistan
Komi:
Дашогуз, Туркменистан
Korean:
다쇼구즈, 투르크메니스탄
Lithuanian:
Dašoguzas, Turkmėnija
Malay:
Daşoguz, Turkmenistan
Meadow Mari:
Дашогуз, Туркменистан
Mongolian:
Дашогуз, Туркмен
Norwegian:
Daşoguz, Turkmenistan
Polish:
Daszoguz, Turkmenistan
Romanian:
Dașoguz, Turkmenistan
Scots:
Daşoguz, Turkmenistan
Serbian:
Дашогуз, Туркменистан
Swedish:
Daşoguz, Turkmenistan
Tatar:
Ташкавыз, Төрекмәнстан
Turkish:
Daşoğuz, Türkmenistan
Ukrainian:
Дашогуз, Туркменістан
Upper Sorbian:
Daşoguz, Turkmenistan
Urdu:
داشوغوز, ترکمانستان
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Toshhovuz, Turkmaniston
Veps:
Dašoguz, Turkmenistan
Waray:
Daşoguz, Turkmenistan
Western Punjabi:
داش اوغوز, ترکمانستان


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Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘForsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences1
Youngest Fossil Listed93.5 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed99.6 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Turrilites (Turrilites) acutus
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Turrilitidae : Turrilites : Turrilites (Turrilites) acutus99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Da%C5%9Foguz_Region
Wikidata ID:Q487393
GeoNames ID:601465

Localities in this Region

Turkmenistan

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

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