Abiverd was one of the main centers of North Khorasan, which has been repeatedly described as "a city with fertile lands and rich crops, famous for its magnificent market and mosque." The city was defended by the inhabitants from the attacks of the nomads not only by powerful fortress walls and fortified gates, but also by a deep ditch.

According to archaeologist Yegen Atagarryev, the development of the city was facilitated by its geographical position at the crossroads of trade routes from Merv to Nisa and from Khorezm to Persia. In addition, the nomadic steppe adjoined Abiverd - an important market for the sale of handicrafts and the purchase of livestock products.

The main sources for tracing the history of Abiverd are the works of Arab and Persian medieval authors. The mention of the city can be found from the end of the 7th century, when the administrative center of the entire region moved here, which at that time was called Haveran.

So the scientist Makdisi, having visited the city, left the following description: "I like Abiverd more than Nisa, here the land is more fertile and the goods that can be found in the bazaars are more varied." In the Persian geographical essay "Khudul Al-Alem" they write about the city that it is known as "a place of numerous crops and arable lands."

Large reservoirs and wells were built in the city, as well as a dense network of ditches, which clearly testifies to the highly developed irrigation of Abiverd.

In the central part, near the citadel, metalwork and handmade jewelry were found, confirming the high level of skill of the local artisans. The clay figurines found by archaeologists demonstrate the skills of the local potters and serve as further confirmation of the fact that Abiverd was one of the most important commercial and shopping centers in the region.

During the study of the ruins of the settlement, it was found that the quarters of artisans remain in the southeast and northwest of the city. The city grew mainly in the southern and western directions, and here, according to scientists, the main bazaars were located, where the products of urban artisans were exchanged for products produced by sedentary farmers.

The southern suburb of the city, which was erected at the walls of the great Namazgi hill, was famous for its suburban festive mosque. Almost all the townspeople gathered here on a vast square, but only twice a year, on the occasion of the main Muslim holidays Eid al-Adha and Oraza-Bairam. There was such a mosque in every major city and was called "musalla", which means "place of prayer." However, in Central Asia, the name "namazga" was used more often.

As the Persian historian of the 13th century Ala ad-din Ata Malik ibn Muhammad Juweini notes in his writings, Nisa and Abiverd were destroyed at the same time as a result of the Mongol invasion. The eldest son of Genghis Khan, Tulikhan, literally razed the flourishing city surrounded by powerful fortress walls to the ground. After that, Abiverd never regained its former greatness, because at the end of the XIV century, an unknown author left such a short message about a visit to the city: "Abiverd is a small town, like a big village."

In the 18th century, Abiverd, which had been deserted by that time, was settled by Turkmens from the Alili tribe. The last residents left the city in 1876, moving to Kaahka.

As a result of large-scale excavations begun in 2017 by a team of archaeologists led by the candidate of historical sciences Akmurad Babayev from the National Directorate of Turkmenistan for the Protection, Study and Restoration of Historical and Cultural Monuments, one of the residential buildings inside the fortress was discovered, which expanded the understanding of the nature of medieval architecture.

Another unique discovery of scientists was an amazing semi-underground structure, which is a small rectangular room with carefully plastered thick walls made of very high-quality baked bricks, similar to a pool, into which a narrow staircase descends. This room is much older than those structures that can be seen on the surface of the earth.

Now Abiverd is one of the historical reserves of Turkmenistan, along with Nisa, Kunya-Urgench, Merv and Dehistan.

Roman Teplyakov