Turkmen Sahra

The most important cities of Turkmen Sahra are Gonbad-e Kavus, Aqqala, Kalaleh, Maraveh Tappeh, Gomishan and Bandar Torkaman.

The economy is based on industry, even if agriculture still plays a great role in some Turkmens' life, like in other places of Iran.

The professions among Turkmens show the pattern of a modern economy even if there are still some shortcomings due to lack of funding from the central authorities.

The economic potential of Turkmen Sahra is large since a vast amount of oil was discovered early in the 1930s.

Although there was poverty in small parts, most people lived a prosperous life and could afford to provide material goods at home.

The wedding itself, in times before the revolution, lasted several days where often all the relatives, clan members, and in some cases the whole village would turn up to celebrate.

There were different kind of small scale industries such as train suppliers and builders but almost all have been dismantled and set up other places of Iran.

After the Battle of Geok Tepe over one million Turkmens fled through Iran over to Afghanistan were their descents still live today.

Turkmens are considered by outsiders who visited their area to be generous, kind-hearted thought even having the trait of being hot-headed.