Nokhur

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Nohur (romanized Russian Cyrillic Nokhur) is a village in and seat of Nohur geňeşligi, Baherden District, Ahal Province, Turkmenistan. The area is known for sacred places connected to the Persian legend of the Peri, most notably the Gyz-bibi cave. The small and relatively untouched village of Nohur rests in an unmarked valley of the Kopet Dag Mountains, which make up the border of Iran and southern Turkmenistan. The people of Nohur dress and act conservatively, and their traditions have been able to survive Turkmenistan’s modernization because of the remoteness of their village. Nohurly consider themselves descendants of the legionnaires led by Alexander the Great.
Nohur area consists primarily of Upper Nohur (Garawul and Kone-Gummez villages) and Lower Nohur (Old Nohur village). Upper Nohur includes the Ýeňiş Farmers’ Association, which incorporates two villages. The cultivated area totals 15,500 hectares. The population of the two villages is 8,700 inhabitants that stands for 12,3% of rural population of Baherden District.