Türkmenabat es la segunda ciudad más grande de Turkmenistán después de la capital, Ashgabat. Es el centro administrativo de la provincia de Lebap.
The Repetek Nature Reserve, located about 540 km from Ashgahabt, is one of the most beautiful places in the Karakum desert. It is located in the Eastern Kara Kum about 70 km to the south west from the city of Turkmenabat (Chardjou) the centre of the Lebap region.