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Turkmenabat (formerly Chardjui, Чарджоу, Чәрҗев, Charjou, Chardzhou, Chardzhev, Chärjew or Charjew, 39°5′N 63°34′E) is a town in Turkmenistan, capital of the Lebap Province. As of 1999, it had a population of approximately 203,000 people.

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Türkmenabat is located at latitude 39.1014 North; longitude 60.5750 East, at an altitude of 187 meters on the banks of the Amu-Dеrya River, near the border with Uzbekistan.

Although now a modern (i.e. post-Soviet) industrial city, Türkmenabat has a history of over 2000 years. The modern city was founded in 1886, during the construction of the Trans-Caspian railway. Its role of railway junction, and the high fertility of the Amu-Dеrya region, made it the major trade center for agricultural products in the northest region of the country. The city has food processing and textile (cotton and silk) factories.

The city is connected with the Turkmen capital Ashgabat by Turkmenistan Airlines, and by train to Nukus, Urgench, Bukhara, and Tashkent (all in Uzbekistan).

Some 70 kilometers south of Türkmenabat is the Repetek Desert Reserve, famed for its zemzen, or "desert crocodiles".