Faraveh

Faraveh was a town on the northern edge of the Kopet Dag, where the foothills meet the Karakum Desert. Along with Dehistan and Nasa, it belonged to a chain of settlements in the western Khorasan frontier. In 1035 these towns were assigned to leaders of the rising Seljuk Turks, marking an early stage in the Seljuks' establishment of power in the region. Faraveh's position linked the mountain margins with the routes crossing the dry plain.