Nokhur
Nokhur (also Nohur) is a settlement locatit in Turkmenistan.[1]. The aurie is kent for sacred places connectit tae the Persian legend o the Peri, maist notably the Gyz-bibi cave.[2] Accordin tae the Turkmenistan government 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".[2] The sma an relatively untouched village o Nohur rests in an unmarkt valley o the Kopet Dag Mountains, 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.[3]
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[edit] Leid
Nohur is an' a' a dialect o the Turkmen leid.[4]
[edit] Territorial division
Nohur aurie is primarily consist o Upper Nohur (Garawul an Kone-Gummez villages) an Lower Nohur (Auld Nohur village).
Upper Nohur haes Farmers’ Association “Yenish” which includes twa villages. The project aurie totals 15,5 thoosan hectares. The population o the twa villages makes up 8,7 thoosan inhabitants that stands for 12,3 % o rural population o Baharly etrap (district), Ahal velayat (province), Turkmenistan.
[edit] Environmental challenges
Durin 1990-2005 the pastures experience overgrazin that exceeds the norm 3-4 times acause cattle breeding haes been transformed intae local fowk main source o income. This haes resultit in the degradation o mountain 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. Traditionally villagers gather the run-aff frae mountain slopes an gorges in specially built reservoirs cawed howdans. In favourable years the howdans store sufficient water tae irrigate the fields durin ane saison. But durin 2000-2005 the howdans wur left unfilled due tae insufficient precipitations.[5]
[edit] History
[edit] 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 to read an write juist in 2 years.[6]
[edit] Artykgul Tekinskaya
An aa kent as Tatyana Mihaylovna (1878–1926) - ane o the first Enlighteners o Turkmenistan in the beginnin o 20t century. She graduatit frae Moscow Elizavetian Institute.[7]
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Muhammetkuli Atabayev
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Turkmen namazliks in mosque in Kone-Gummez village, Upper Nohur aurie, Turkmenistan
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Turkmen Moslem Mullah, Nohur village, Turkmenistan, 21 April 2008.
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A view frae Kone-Gummez village ower Hohur-Garawul aurie, 15 Mairch 2008.
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Offeecial sign o 'Ýeňiş' Farmers' Association in Garawul village, Nohur aurie, Turkmenistan, 21 April 2008
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A sma pond in Nohur aurie, Turkmenistan, 10 April 2008.
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Central Mosque in Kone-Gummez village, Nohur area, 21 April 2008
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A typical open woodland in Nohur aurie. A view frae Kone-Gummez village ower Hohur-Kone-Gummez aurie, 15 March 2008
[edit] References
- ↑ Ahmed, Akbar S., David M. Hart (1984). Islam in Tribal Societies: From the Atlas to the Indus. Routledge.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Nokhur tourism.sport.gov.tm.
- ↑ http://www.abandonthecube.com/blog/nohur-the-last-call-to-prayer/ Nohur: The Last Call to Prayer by 'Abandon the Cube Travel Journal'
- ↑ Abazov, Rafis (2005). Historical Dictionary of Turkmenistan. Scarecrow Press.
- ↑ United National Development Programme in Turkmenistan. Project on 'Capacity Building and On-The-Ground Investments for Sustainable Land Management in Turkmenistan'.
- ↑ Encyclopedae of Turkmen Soviet Socialst Republic, 1984, pages 298 and 301. Publisher: Encyclopedae of Turkmen Soviet Encyclopedae, chaired by N.B. Atamamedov, Editor-in-Chief Office of Turkmen Soviet Encyclopedae.
- ↑ ibid
