Çärjew, formerly known as Guşçular or Ptitsesovkhoz (in Russian: "Птицесовхоз"), is a town and capital of Çärjew District, Lebap Province, Turkmenistan. The town is located nearly 5 km west of Türkmenabat. In 2022, it had a population of 1,825 people.
Etymology Çärjew is a Turkmen borrowing from the Persian chahârjuy (چهارجوى), meaning "four streams".
Its former name, Ptitsesovkhoz, refers to a sovkhoz, a state-managed farm, specialized in poultry breeding. Its next name, Guşçular, is inherited from the Soviet-Russian name; "Guşçu" refers to a "poultry breeder," and the suffix "-lar" is the mark of the plural.
History On 10 May 2010, the administrative center of Serdarabat District was moved to the village of Guşçular. On 25 November 2017, the village was granted township and renamed to Çärjew.
Dependencies Çärjew includes six dependent rural villages:
Çärjew, town Darganly, village Garawul, village Marküş, village Orazaly, village Ulywahym, village Ýaňyaryk, village
See also List of municipalities in Lebap Province Towns of Turkmenistan
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