Türkmenabat (
Cyrillic Turkmen: Түркменабат,
Persian: ترکمن آباد), formerly and since medieval times,
Chardzhou (,
Turkmen: Чәрҗев), also spelled
Çärjew, Chardjui, Charjou, Chardzhev, Charjev, Chärjew, or
Charjew (
Persian: چهارجوی for 'four canals'), ancient
Amul, is a city in
Turkmenistan, capital of
Lebap Province. As of 2009, it had a population of approximately 254,000 people (up from 161,000 in the 1989 census).