[2] The village was an important center of Basmachi movement which was a Muslim uprising against Soviet rulers.

[6] It is located about 100 kms north of Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan.

[1] The semi-nomadic locals here live in yurts and unfired brick houses with their livestock including camels.

Darvaza is about 50 kms from here, and group tours often stop in the village on the way.

[3] Opium-poppy fields have reportedly been found here and subsequently destroyed by authorities.