Tejen
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- This article is about the city in Turkmenistan. For the river in Afghanistan and Turkmenistan, see Hari Rud.
Tejen (or Tedzhen) is an oasis city in the Karakum Desert, in Ahal Province of Turkmenistan. It is located at latitude 37.3786 North; longitude 60.4961 East at an altitude of 161 meters. It has a population of approximately 52,000.
The Hari Rud passes near Tejen, and is therefore known in Turkmenistan as the Tejen River. It is a stop on the Trans-Caspian railway, and in the 1990s a new line to Mashhad in Iran was opened.
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