Nokhur

**Nokhur** (also **Nohur**) is a settlement locatit in Turkmenistan.. The aurie is kent for sacred places connectit tae the Persie legend o the Peri, maist notably the Gyz-bibi cave.  Accordin tae the Turkmenistan govrenment wabsteid, the oreegin o the name o Nohur is disputit, wi some locals believin it derived frae Noah (mony places in the region carry Biblical names) an some frae the Peri themselves, as "no" an "hur" translate "nine peri". The sma an relatively untouched village o Nohur rests in an unmarkt valley o the Kopet Dag Muntains, which make up the border o Iran an soothren Turkmenistan. The fowk o Nohur dress an act conservatively, an their traditions hae been able tae survive Turkmenistan’s modernization acause o the remoteness o their village.
Nohurli consider themselves as descendents frae Alexander the Great.

## Leid
Nohur is an' a' a dialect o the Turkmen leid.

## Territorial division
Nohur aurie is primarily consist o Upper Nohur (Garawul an Kone-Gummez veelages) an Lower Nohur (Auld Nohur veelage). 

Upper Nohur haes Farmers’ Association “Yenish” which includes twa veelages. The project aurie totals 15,5 thoosan hectares. The population o the twa veelages makes up 8,7 thoosan indwallers that stands for 12,3 % o rural population o Baharly etrap (destrict), Ahal velayat (province), Turkmenistan.
   
 
## Environmental challenges

Durin 1990-2005 the pasturs experience owergrazin that exceeds the norm 3-4 times acause cattle breedin haes been transformed intae local fowk main source o income. This haes resultit in the degradation o muntain pastures an the extinction o valuable forage species an medicinal plants. 

Forest vegetation is hivily degradit as a consequence o cuttin wood for fuel an construction needs. Soil erosion, hivy mud flows an the formation o ravines hae led tae the reduction o cultivable auries an as soil fertility.

Watter scarcity is an' a' a vera important problem o this region, due tae low precipitation. Tradeetionally veelagers gather the run-aff frae muntain slopes an gorges in specially built reservoirs cawed howdans. In favourable years the howdans store sufficient watter tae irrigate the fields durin ane saison. But durin 2000-2005 the howdans wur left unfilled due tae insufficient precipitations.

## History
### Muhammedkuli Atabayev

(1888–1916) 

Muhammedkuli Atabayev (1888–1916) - ane o the first Enlighteners o Turkmenistan in the beginnin o 20t century. He graduatit frae the Turkistan Teachers Seminarium in Tashkent. Atabayev is famous for developin a so-cawed Audio Teachin method (thegither wi Artykgul Tekinskaya) that helpt tae teach illiterate tae read an write juist in 2 years. 

### Artykgul Tekinskaya
Kent as Tatyana Mihaylovna (1878–1926) an aw - ane o the first Enlighteners o Turkmenistan in the beginnin o 20t century. She graduatit frae Moscow Elizavetian Institute.


|Muhammetkuli Atabayev 
File:Turkmen namazliks in mosque in Nohur village, Turkmenistan.JPG| Turkmen namazliks in mosque in Kone-Gummez village, Upper Nohur aurie, Turkmenistan
File:Turkmen Moslem Mullah, Nohur village, Turkmenistan, 21 April 2008.JPG| Turkmen Moslem Mullah, Nohur village, Turkmenistan, 21 April 2008.
http://www.http://www.geocities.com/turkdunyasi/turkmenistan/turkmenistan.htm  The First Enlightener of the Age of Turkmen Culture Revival late 19's and beginning of 20's centuries. He opened the first school in Nohur village.
File:A view from Kone-Gummez village over Hohur-Garawul area, 15 March 2008.JPG| A view frae Kone-Gummez village ower Hohur-Garawul aurie, 15 Mairch 2008.
File:Official sign of 'Ýeňiş' Farmers' Association in Garawul village, Nohur area, Turkmenistan, 21 April 2008.JPG| Offeecial sign o 'Ýeňiş' Farmers' Association in Garawul village, Nohur aurie, Turkmenistan, 21 April 2008
File:A small pond in Nohur area, Turkmenistan, 10 April 2008.JPG| A sma pond in Nohur aurie, Turkmenistan, 10 April 2008.
File:Central Mosque in Kone-Gummez village, Nohur area, 21 April 2008.JPG| Central Mosque in Kone-Gummez village, Nohur area, 21 April 2008
File:A typical open woodland in Nohur area. A view from Kone-Gummez village over Hohur-Kone-Gummez area, 15 March 2008.JPG| A typical open woodland in Nohur aurie. A view frae Kone-Gummez village ower Hohur-Kone-Gummez aurie, 15 March 2008 


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