Nystao, the dominant city on Honoghr, was situated across the northern part of the world. It sat in the heart of the Clean Lands, a region untouched by the hybrid kholm-grass that plagued the rest of the planet due to seeding by the Galactic Empire. The city of Nystao served as the residence of the Grand Dukha, and it was where the Noghri clan representatives would meet from time to time.