Köýtendag District
Köýtendag District (formerly Çarşaňňy District) is a district of Lebap Province in Turkmenistan. The administrative center of the district is the city of Köýtendag.
Köýtendag District | |
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| Country |  Turkmenistan |
| Province | Lebap Province |
| Capital | Köýtendag |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (+5) |
Dinosaur Plateau in Koytendag District, Lebap Province, Turkmenistan
The district contains the Köýtendag Nature Reserve which was established in 1986. It is located in the Köýtendag Range of the district and covers an area of 271.4 km2. The district is also the site of the "Dinosaur Plateau", a prehistoric mudflow which preserves 160-million-year-old footprints of dinosaurs.
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