Garabekewül is a city in Saýat District, Lebap Province, Turkmenistan.
Etymology The terms Gara ("black") and Bekewül refer to two of the clans that make up the Ersari tribe, and Atanyyazow asserts that this is the origin of the toponym.
Transportation The city is located near the Amu Darya close to an eponymous rail station on the Türkmenabat-Kerki rail line.
History The town is famed as the birthplace of Seyitnazar Seydi, a classical poet as well as the military commander of Soltaniyaz Beg, who had unsuccessfully rebelled against the Bukhara Emirate. The ruins of Beg's fortress is located a short distance, north of the town.
Administration Garabekewül was designated a "town of urban type" as of 1940. Until 5 May 1993 it was called Karabekaul (). It was upgraded to city status in July 2016.ПОСТАНОВЛЕНИЕ Меджлиса Туркменистана «Об административно-территориальных вопросах Лебапского велаята» The city served as the administrative center of Garabekewül District until that district was abolished on 25 November 2017 by parliamentary decree. It was assigned to Halaç District until November 2022, when it was transferred to Saýat District.
Population 1959Перепись-1959 1970Перепись-1970 1979Перепись-1979 1989Перепись-1989 2002 3113 3966 5509
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Photographs of the ruins (mud-brick walls) of Beg's fortress